Acrylic, pastel, & spray paint on canvas
48" h x 36" w

"The WIPEOUT Series expresses the muted sight of the wave's energy during a wipeout," says Bailey. "It's timed chaos that can pass in a few seconds and it can be a spiritual experience. The artworks communicate the feeling of being underwater, fast and active, in a non-spatial relationship to what is up or what is down.

"The Wipeout Series: A surfing wipeout is a metaphor for life and the chaos/uncertainty/powerlessness that can inevitably arise, and this is certainly true during the COVID-19 pandemic. Both surfing and life's challenges take courage, knowledge, and trust. Sometimes you fall, and when you do, know there may be unpleasant turbulence. Relax, hold your breath, and let it pass. Eventually, you will emerge. The wipeout is the most vulnerable part of surfing, and this series celebrates having the courage to fall."

Acrylic on canvas - unframed
40" h x 36" w

My five-year old, Sofia, asked me a question while we were visiting Kukio Beach, “Is the ocean a girl or a boy?”

I thought about it. In French, “la mer” is feminine and means the sea. “L’océan” is masculine for ocean.

Sofia said, “I think it’s both, a girl where it’s shallow and the water is transparent and a boy when it gets deep and darker.”

The Makai Series explores the masculine and feminine components of the ocean, the ying and the yang, positive and negative energies intermingling, the empty space between objects, the calm space before the wave... There can be no light without dark, no movement without positive and negative forces.

Acrylic on canvas - unframed
40" h x 60" w

My five-year old, Sofia, asked me a question while we were visiting Kukio Beach, “Is the ocean a girl or a boy?”

I thought about it. In French, “la mer” is feminine and means the sea. “L’océan” is masculine for ocean.

Sofia said, “I think it’s both, a girl where it’s shallow and the water is transparent and a boy when it gets deep and darker.”

The Makai Series explores the masculine and feminine components of the ocean, the ying and the yang, positive and negative energies intermingling, the empty space between objects, the calm space before the wave... There can be no light without dark, no movement without positive and negative forces.

Acrylic, pastel, & spray paint on raw, stretched canvas
24" h x 24" w

"The WIPEOUT Series expresses the muted sight of the wave's energy during a wipeout," says Bailey. "It's timed chaos that can pass in a few seconds and it can be a spiritual experience. The artworks communicate the feeling of being underwater, fast and active, in a non-spatial relationship to what is up or what is down.

"The Wipeout Series: A surfing wipeout is a metaphor for life and the chaos/uncertainty/powerlessness that can inevitably arise, and this is certainly true during the COVID-19 pandemic. Both surfing and life's challenges take courage, knowledge, and trust. Sometimes you fall, and when you do, know there may be unpleasant turbulence. Relax, hold your breath, and let it pass. Eventually, you will emerge. The wipeout is the most vulnerable part of surfing, and this series celebrates having the courage to fall."

Acrylic on canvas - unframed
24" h x 36" w

My five-year old, Sofia, asked me a question while we were visiting Kukio Beach, “Is the ocean a girl or a boy?”

I thought about it. In French, “la mer” is feminine and means the sea. “L’océan” is masculine for ocean.

Sofia said, “I think it’s both, a girl where it’s shallow and the water is transparent and a boy when it gets deep and darker.”

The Makai Series explores the masculine and feminine components of the ocean, the ying and the yang, positive and negative energies intermingling, the empty space between objects, the calm space before the wave... There can be no light without dark, no movement without positive and negative forces.

Acrylic on canvas - unframed
24" h x 84" w

My five-year old, Sofia, asked me a question while we were visiting Kukio Beach, “Is the ocean a girl or a boy?”

I thought about it. In French, “la mer” is feminine and means the sea. “L’océan” is masculine for ocean.

Sofia said, “I think it’s both, a girl where it’s shallow and the water is transparent and a boy when it gets deep and darker.”

The Makai Series explores the masculine and feminine components of the ocean, the ying and the yang, positive and negative energies intermingling, the empty space between objects, the calm space before the wave... There can be no light without dark, no movement without positive and negative forces.

Acrylic on canvas
48" h x 120" w

"After traveling thousands of miles, the ʻAlenuihāhā Channel is the first place where the prevailing northeasterly wind and current are disrupted and funneled through a 26-mile opening between Hawai'i and Maui Islands. Translated to "Great Billows Smashing”, I was interested in exploring this force in nature: a barrier between islands, and one of the most dangerous channels in the world." - Bailey Ferguson

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Hawaiian koa wood and resin colorflow painting in integral sapele frame
48″ h x 30″ w each (94" w overall)

"Honoring the wood feels important to me," says Tim. "The color and figure of koa is so rich and diverse, and it creates such a striking element in the art."

 

Acrylic on canvas - unframed
75" h x 48" w

Can be hung vertically or horizontally.

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My five-year old, Sofia, asked me a question while we were visiting Kukio Beach, “Is the ocean a girl or a boy?”

I thought about it. In French, “la mer” is feminine and means the sea. “L’océan” is masculine for ocean.

Sofia said, “I think it’s both, a girl where it’s shallow and the water is transparent and a boy when it gets deep and darker.”

The Makai Series explores the masculine and feminine components of the ocean, the ying and the yang, positive and negative energies intermingling, the empty space between objects, the calm space before the wave... There can be no light without dark, no movement without positive and negative forces.

Acrylic & pastel on canvas
48" h x 36" w

"The WIPEOUT Series expresses the muted sight of the wave's energy during a wipeout," says Bailey. "It's timed chaos that can pass in a few seconds and it can be a spiritual experience. The artworks communicate the feeling of being underwater, fast and active, in a non-spatial relationship to what is up or what is down.

"The Wipeout Series: A surfing wipeout is a metaphor for life and the chaos/uncertainty/powerlessness that can inevitably arise, and this is certainly true during the COVID-19 pandemic. Both surfing and life's challenges take courage, knowledge, and trust. Sometimes you fall, and when you do, know there may be unpleasant turbulence. Relax, hold your breath, and let it pass. Eventually, you will emerge. The wipeout is the most vulnerable part of surfing, and this series celebrates having the courage to fall."