TRUNKS ART delivers a custom surfboard skin to CURE Pharmaceutical in Oxnard, CA!

Oxnard, CA — April 30, 2012 — On Monday, I had the honor of delivering one of my custom signage surfboard skins to CURE Pharmaceutical, an up and coming local company dedicated to meeting the global need for more affordable medicines. No matter who you talk to at CURE, it quickly becomes clear as to why they opted to have a surfboard with their company name and logo greet you in the reception lobby. Most of the folks that I had the pleasure of meeting are biotech and pharmaceutical professionals who exchanged their corporate I.D. badges for a more relaxed and family-oriented work environment.

After getting a collective thumbs-up from about 30 employees that were on hand that morning for the impromptu unveiling, I installed the board in the brightly colored lobby. Pictured with me are Chief Operations Officer, Wayne Nasby (left), and Chief Executive Officer, Rob Davidson (middle). What I like most about this board is that the skin is made of a high quality vinyl that makes the art work look super shiny and bright!

"CURE Pharmaceutical" is my latest surfboard skin and was inspired by the business philosophy employed at CURE by Rob Davidson and Wayne Nasby. To see more of my work, please visit my website and blog. If you're interested in having a custom art surfboard skin brighten up your home, office or business, please don't hesitate to contact me. I'd love to help you! *Sales of all boards are shared with the Surfrider Foundation of Ventura County. *All photos courtesy of Claudia Pardo.

TRUNKS ART takes old surfboards and turns them into works of art!

Camarillo, CA — January 19, 2012 — Chuck Trunks' Precision Abstracts continues to skin surfboard after surfboard!

3 new boards for you to have a look at. Pictured here are "Chimp Jackpot," "11-11-11" and "Moonlit Pools." Besides the *POP!* factor, these boards look pretty nice on the wall AND the skins are tough enough to wax up and hit the surf too!

SURFBOARD SALES TO BENEFIT THE VENTURA COUNTY SURFRIDER FOUNDATION. CONTACT ME THROUGH MY WEBSITE.

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.

TRUNKS ART, M.D.S. Surfboards, Surfrider Foundation - What's the connection?

Newbury Park, CA — November 19, 2011 — Pictured above are 3 retired surfboards that will soon be converted into works of art! They were generously donated to me by life long surfer, Matt Sparks, state of the art custom surfboard shaper, manufacturer and owner of M.D.S. Surfboards.

Before I can put art on any of these boards, a decent amount of time and effort is dedicated to the refurbishing and clean-up process. Yes, it's messy and time consuming but at the end - the boards are not only ready for art, they're surfable!

To see my "finished product," head on over to the Photon Gallery (866-963-1199), located at 522 East Santa Clara Street (one block East of California Street) in downtown Ventura. Portions of all sales are donated to the Surfrider Foundation, a highly regarded non-profit organization that protects our ocean, waves and beaches since 1984.

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

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