Jaws Barrel 3 of 3 Metal Print
by John Kaelin
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Jaws Barrel 3 of 3 metal print by John Kaelin. Bring your artwork to life with the stylish lines and added depth of a metal print. Your image gets printed directly onto a sheet of 1/16" thick aluminum. The aluminum sheet is offset from the wall by a 3/4" thick wooden frame which is attached to the back. The high gloss of the aluminum sheet complements the rich colors of any image to produce stunning results.
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This is the 3rd of my series of 3 paintings of a surfer's historic paddle-in wave at Jaws on 3-15-2011. At this moment the surfer is pulling into... more
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This is the 3rd of my series of 3 paintings of a surfer's historic paddle-in wave at Jaws on 3-15-2011. At this moment the surfer is pulling into the barrel which immediately collapsed on him, the implosion driving him deep. He activated his newly-designed survival-floatation device which helped him get to the surface faster. The surfer is Shane Dorian. Shane Dorian is remarkable in that he fulfilled his quest from 1997 when he played himself in the movie "In God's Hand" about some surfers attempting to ride the biggest waves ever at Jaws, but by PADDLING into the waves rather than the easier and safer means of jet ski assisted tow in. Here he is paddling into the biggest barrel ever.
About John Kaelin
These are true-to-scale paintings of the biggest waves ever surfed in high definition. Some are imaginary reconstructions of actual events, such as Ken at Log Cabins on "Biggest Wednesday", and Greg Noll at Makaha. There were no photos taken of their historic rides. Others are from sketches I made from viral videos and photos. All surfer and photographer names are available on request. The Mike Parsons wave painting is based on the original photograph by Robert Brown but with a unique view of the trough. There IS NO photograph of Ken Bradshaw's biggest wave. Hank's famous photo featured on Ken Bradshaw's web site was a smaller 65-footer Ken rode later the same day. Greg Noll's wave is mythical, with the scale based on Larry...
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