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Rick Sharp O’Neill Wetsuit Ad in Surfer Magazine (1975)
Hand drawn (acrylic/ink/colored pencil on board) full page advertisement for O’Neill wetsuits by Santa Barbara area artist Rick Sharp that ran in Surfer Magazine volume 16 number 1 in 1975. Related Posts: Channel Islands Surfboards Ad in Surfer Magazine (1975)
A Present Worth Remembering
“I never set out to become anything in particular. Only to live creatively and push the scope of my experience for adventure. . .If I only scrape a living, at least it’s a living worth scraping. If there is no … Continue reading













