TRUNKS ART is having a New Years Eve SALE on all ATTRACTIVE ABSTRACTS products!

Camarillo, CA — December 27, 2011 — As you know, I have a new on-line store called Attractive Abstracts. Now through December 31, I'm having a SALE ON ALL PRODUCTS:

Coupon Code: NewYear$10
Discount: $10 off all orders over $50.00

Coupon Code: NewYear$25
Discount: $25 off all orders over $100.00

The images you see above are just a few of the many products I sell through Printfection, a company dedicated to high quality materials and customer satisfaction. So far, my Attractive Abstracts store is offering 4 different artworks (Twenty Twelve, Twilight Surf, Moonlit Pools and Skull of Rock) on a large array of products like iPad sleeves, glass beer steins, coffee mugs, mouse pads, coasters, tote bags...okay, okay...you get it!

To see more of my work, please visit my website at www.chucktrunks.com.

TRUNKS' Beam-Me-Up was one of the sold works that benefitted the non-profit Vita Art Center in Ventura!

Ventura, CA — December 20, 2011 — Dozens of well-known and emerging local artists sold their creative efforts for a fundraiser benefitting the Vita Art Center, a West Ventura teaching facility which offers local youth a safe and nurturing environment during their least structured and therefore highest-risk times: after school, on weekends, and during the summer months.

Called the "Anonymous" exhibition, the December 2nd event featured 12-inch-by-12-inch canvasses. The paintings were exhibited anonymously with the artists signing the back of their paintings.

"Visitors collected art without knowing who the artist was until after they purchased the piece," said Vita Art Center Founder Mary Perez. "The fun is for visitors to collect work they like and maybe pick out a favorite artist's work or collect a new artist."This was the third year of the annual "Anonymous" exhibition. "It's our biggest fundraiser of the year," Perez said. "Last year we sponsored hundreds of youths in our art programs, totaling more than $14,000 in scholarships to families with financial need."

All Vita Art Center classes are taught by local artists. "Not only do we help youth, we create jobs for local artists," Perez added.

The Vita Art Center, located at 432 Ventura Ave. Studio 30, in the Bell Arts Factory, offers consistent, quality art education and mentoring which impacts social development, academic achievement, and vocational opportunities for youth and teens. Studies show that when youth have substantial engagements with the arts they are more likely to go to college, get good grades, obtain a degree and to hold a full-time job. The facility is an educational not for-profit organization under the sponsorship of Bell Arts Factory, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization. Contributions to the Vita Art Center are fully tax-deductible to the extent provided by law.

For more information, contact Mary Perez at (805) 644-9214, MaryPerez@sbcglobal.net or visit www.VitaArtCenter.com

To see more of my work, please visit my website at www.chucktrunks.com.

TRUNKS ART has a brand new on-line store called Attractive Abstracts. Start off the New Year with original 2012 artwork!

Camarillo, CA — December 18, 2011 — I have a new on-line store called, Attractive Abstracts. The four images you see above are just a few of the many "Twenty Twelve" products I sell through Printfection, a company dedicated to high quality materials and customer satisfaction. So far, my Attractive Abstracts store is offering 3 different artworks (Twenty Twelve, Twilight Surf and Moonlit Pools) on a large array of products like iPad sleeves, glass beer steins, coffee mugs, mouse pads, coasters, tote bags...okay, okay...you get it!

"Twenty Twelve" is part of my "This End Up" Series. It's available in various sizes on paper or canvas as limited edition prints (75). Licensing of this image is available as well. To see more of my work, please visit my website at www.chucktrunks.com.

DecalGirl introduces the lastest TRUNKS ART device skin: TWILIGHT SURFER!

Milton, DE — December 12, 2011 — DecalGirl Inc.,the industry leader for electronic device personalization, introduces Chuck Trunks' "Twilight Surfer" as one its' latest device skins!

DecalGirl's skin kits use high-res, art-quality TRUNKS designs printed on premium adhesive-backed cast vinyl that is then sealed with a glossy, protective enamel for long-lasting protection.

DecalGirl skin kits can be installed by just about anyone and do not require any expertise or special tools. The unique, channeled adhesive ensures no air bubbles during installation and no goo or residue when the skin is removed.

To see my line of skins and to learn more about DecalGirl's skin brand, please click here to go to www.decalgirl.com.

To see more of my work, please visit my website at www.chucktrunks.com.

TRUNKS ART Surfboard Project is featured in The ACORN Newspaper!

Camarillo, CA — December 2, 2011 — Chuck Trunks' Precision Abstracts is featured in The ACORN Newspaper. Story by Roxanne Estrada. Photographs by Claudia Pardo.

MAKING A SPLASH: SALES OF ART DECORATED SURFBOARDS TO BENEFIT OCEANS.

Hang it on a wall or hang ten on it across the face of a wave, a surfboard with brightly colored designs created by Camarillo pop artist Chuck Trunks is an eyeful, wet or dry.

Trunks used his distinctive, highly colorized artistic style to create surfboards that will be on display at the Photon Gallery in Ventura, just in time for Ventura’s Winter Wine Walk throughout downtown Ventura on Main Street tomorrow night.

Trunks first displayed his surfboard art last summer in Ventura County Museum of Art’s Splash Show.

The response was so positive that Trunks, a full-time artist, decided to use the surfboards as a way to give to charity.

Trunks said he plans to donate a portion of each board’s proceeds to Surfrider Foundation, a San Clemente- based nonprofit that protects oceans from pollution.

“The ocean is responsible for so much art inspiration,” Trunks said. “So I thought, why not create art that goes back to the ocean?”

Mds Surfboards in Newbury Park donates used surfboards to Trunks.

To prep the surfboard for his art, Trunks spends a day stripping the board of wax, dirt and stickers. He then prints his artwork on high-quality heavy vinyl with adhesive and lays it by hand on one side of the board. He leaves the sides and back of the board exposed to show the board has been used. Trunks said the shiny vinyl pairs well with the rough and tumbled board.

“The vinyl is super shiny and looks like wet candy,” Trunks said. “I intentionally leave the side untouched because I like the beaten look, like it has had a life. The art is now the board’s second life. There’s a real wow factor.”

The vinyl is sturdy, Trunks said, but can be removed if the board owner wants to change the design for something new.

Trunks said an owner can treat the vinyl-covered board like any surfboard and can surf on it, put wax on it and leave it outside. If the board is regularly being surfed on, the vinyl will last about four years.

“ I’ve never seen artwork like this, and it has a great vibe to it,” said Matt Sparks, owner of Mds Surfboards. “It fits a beach community because all his colors are bright and express happiness.”

Surfboards range in price from $ 200 to $ 400. To buy Trunks’ artwork as a print costs between $600 and $900. Trunks said he can also create custom artwork for a client.

“I think putting his art on surfboards was something very neat because it’s unique,” said Peter Duffey, owner of Photon Gallery. “It speaks to the people because it’s very Venturaesque.”

Trunks’ surfboards will be on display at the Photon Gallery, 522 E. Santa Clara St. in downtown Ventura, through the month of December. The gallery will be part of the Ventura Winter Wine Walk tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

“We’re driven by the ocean because we live right beside it, and it brings us activities, food and family time,” Trunks said. “It has a certain place in people’s hearts. It’s part of our culture here. These surfboards are a gift back to the ocean.”

To see more of my work, please visit my website at www.chucktrunks.com.

"Twenty Twelve" is the latest creation in the TRUNKS ART series, "This End Up!"

Camarillo, CA — December 5, 2011 — If you ever eavesdropped on a few of my conversations with friends as I held court in the local Panda Express, you probably overheard my disdain towards calendar dates telling me what to do, how to act and what to feel. December 21, 2012 is a date I first heard about when I was in grade school. When Sister Mary Catherine told me that this date signaled the end of a 5,125 year cycle in the Mayan calendar and that our sun would finally align with the Milky Way galaxy, all I could think about was how old I’d be.

As the years rolled by, the impending ‘galactic alignment’ didn’t interest me much at all. Things like awkward high school dances, perfecting my Frisbee throw in college, satisfying unrealistic corporate deadlines and avoiding the American healthcare system always seemed WAY more important than the notion that a cataclysmic demise awaited all human kind. Now that I swapped a conference room for an art studio, a composition about December 21, 2012 seemed like a good idea. After a little research, I found that we’ve been able to read the Mayan calendar for over 100 years and that the corresponding hieroglyphics have been completely deciphered for about 30 years. What’s it all mean? From what I gathered, it means nothing more than hitting a giant, cosmic reset button.

“Twenty Twelve” is my tribute to this historic date. While the temples and dragons offer a nod toward the Mayan culture, the sun dials and Stonehenge refer to the cleverness of those ancient civilizations that linked celestial movements to time. But as for the magic eight balls and surfer dudes – well that’s just my way of telling Sister Mary Catherine that even though December 21, 2012 will pique the interest of the spiritual and scientific, it’s still just another random day to do what you love and to share it with those around you. I hope you like my latest composition!

"Twenty Twelve" is part of my "This End Up" Series. If you're interested in seeing what this image looks like on coffee mugs, beer steins, t-shirts, iPad sleeves and a bunch of other items, please visit my on-line store at www.printfection.com. It's also available in various sizes on paper or canvas as limited edition prints (75). Licensing of this image is available as well. To see more of my work, please visit my website at www.chucktrunks.com.

Ventura's Photon Gallery will be showing TRUNKS ART Surfboards during the Winter Wine Walk THIS Saturday!

Ventura, CA — Decemberber 1, 2011 — The Photon Gallery will not only be one of the tasting locations during Ventura's Winter Wine Walk on Saturday, December 3rd, owners Peter and Karen Duffy will be showing my surfboard art from 4 to 8pm. The Photon Gallery is located at 522 East Santa Clara Street (one block East of California Street) in downtown Ventura.

The Ventura Winter Wine Walk is coming back to beautiful downtown Ventura on December 3, 2011 from 11am-8pm. The day will kick off with the Holiday Street Fair starting at 11am on the 400 and 500 block of Main Street with holiday vendors and live entertainment. This street fair and entertainment is free and open to the public starting at 11am.

At 4pm, the Ventura Winter Wine Walk gets started! The wine walk will showcase world class wineries in your favorite downtown businesses. Guests will receive 12 sampling tickets (good for (1) sample of wine up to 2 ounces). Each guest will also receive a map of the participating tasting sites in downtown Ventura. Each tasting site will have a designated area set up for wine walk guests along with entertainment and of course amazing wines!

As guests stroll down Main St. they will be surrounded with a winter holiday ambiance of live jazz and blues entertainment, beautiful lighting downtown and snow fall from 6:45-8pm.

"The ocean is responsible for so much art inspiration - why not create art that 'goes back' to the ocean?" -CT

Photo Credit: Claudia Pardo

To see more of my work, please visit my website at www.chucktrunks.com. For directions to the Photon Gallery, please CLICK HERE.