JANTZEN

From Left to Right, Paul Hornung, Frank Gifford, Bob
Cousey (on board), John Severson and Ken Venturi
(Old guns now). A nice paste-up Sunset Beach surf
shot by Homer Groening (the Jantzen Ad genius).
"We were actually on the beach at Sunset. Homer
and his wife Marge left their young son home to
mess around with his doodling and cartoons.
Believe me, Homer was not the doofis he turned
out to be in The Simpsons," says John.

COLETTE

A selection of magazine articles and press featuring
John's art and photography show at Colette,
in Paris, France, January 2005.
Big show--lots of press.

HEMISPHERES MAGAZINE

The watercolor "Roaring Rights" appears on the cover
of United Airlines magazine in November of 2003,
along with an in-depth article on John,
his life, travels and art.

LOS ANGELES TIMES

The front page article on surf art gives the genre
a huge boost. Phone rings off the hook.
Commissions fly.
January 2006.

THE SURFRIDER FOUNDATION AUCTION

Surfrider Foundation sponsors a successful benefit
auction in October 2005 featuring surfboards painted by
well known surfers and artists such as Julian Schnabel,
Gus Van Sant, Rick Rietveld, Michael Cassidy, David
Carson and old what's-his-name Sevo guy. All artists
donate. Foundation flourishes.
Ocean benefits. Support them.

HOMETOWN PRESS

John is featured in the local newspapers when his book,
Surf Fever is released in 2004.

JAPAN TIMES

March 2, 2006. In-depth article on "capturing the stoke"
and how surf artists have now gained respectibility hits
Japanese press. John is popular in Japan and often
appears in editorials and advertisements.

SURFER'S JOURNAL

The Journal runs a six page spread on John's new
"Take Off" painting series--based on his most
known photographs. The images are a mix
of serigraph, photo, and painting. Each one
is an original.