Surf Art with Nelson Ruger, "Nelson Makes Art" - 023

Nelson Ruger grew up along the beaches of southern New Jersey,
finding his stomping grounds among Ocean City’s 7th Street and
North Street beaches and boardwalks.  Loving art from an
early age, he dove into a career as a theatrical artist,
designing scenery and lighting for stage productions up and down
the eastern United States, lending his creative style from tiny
one-room shows to huge regional theaters. In 1998, he fulfilled
his dream of designing on Broadway.  With this life goal
achieved so young, Nelson began searching for new horizons and
artistic possibilities. Nelson eventually left the theatre
industry to pursue his surf painting and zen watercolor art.


He formed the ‘Nelson Makes Art!’ Studio in Virginia, where he
spent several happy years developing commissioned pieces in his
flip-flops. ‘Nelson Makes Art!’ then led him far far west to the
opposite coast of sunny Los Angeles.  As Creative Director
at RGH Themed Entertainment, Nelson worked with a diverse team of
artists across many disciplines, designing theme parks and
attractions around the world.  


In 2014, Nelson discovered a passion uniting two of his favorite
things - painting, and tropical beverages.  This led him to
his most exciting works to date - the Huli Pau Glassware series -
painted glassware featuring the beautiful waves of oceans from
around the world. He's the guy who believes you deserve to live
the life you've always wanted.  And he's gonna do everything
he can to help get you there.


Notes from the show:


He didn't like the "drama" offstage of theatre. He went to work
for Apple. He was invited to build a theme park in Los Angeles.


He opened an Etsy store.


Can Infringement on Etsy, Ebay, or CafePress be Considered "Fair
Use?"


Helped by Amy Colella


Kim Bloomberg Designs


The One of a Kind Show


Winsor-Newton paintbrushes


Liquitex enames to be discontinued.


Gordon Firemark


Jason Fellerman Glass


Buck's Rock


Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss


1000 True Fans by Kevin Kelly


James Schramko's SuperFast Business


SoCal vs. Hawaii


Ocean City, NJ


A Crash Course on Taking on Centuries-Old Brands... and
Succeeding


The Virgin Way by Richard Branson


Simon Sinek's TED talk


No, No, No, No, No, Yes. Insights From a Creative Journey:
Motivation & Self-Improvement (Creative & Innovation
series Book 1) by Gideon Amichay


etsy.com/nelsonmakesart


facebook.com/nelsonmakesart


instagram.com/nelsonmakesart


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