-Jim Phillips-
is best known for skateboard, surf and rock art. Born 1944, he lived mostly in Santa Cruz, Ca. His first published art was in Surfer Quarterly, and his work was in many surfing and other publications since. Jim’s earliest jobs was working in surfboard fiberglass. He progressed to applying art on surfboards, and developed new and different ways to do it. After attending California College of Arts & Crafts, in Oakland, Ca. in 65 and 66, he began a free-lance graphic service specializing in rock posters and other forms of advertising. From the urethane revolution in the mid-seventies, to 1990, he was art director for NHS/Santa Cruz Skateboards, creating hundreds of skateboard designs, including the Screaming Hand. Quoted by Thrasher Magazine, it’s “One of the most recognizable skateboard icons in the world”. Phillips created graphics for many of the industries top skateboarders, like Hosoi, Natas, Roskopp and many other pro skateboarders. A book of his work, Surf Skate & Rock Art of Jim Phillips is available at Amazon.com. Look for his soon-to-be released Rock Posters of Jim Phillips, also from Schiffer books, and the Skateboard Art of Jim Phillips, which is scheduled for 2007. Jim’s website is www.jimphillips.com... click on SKATEBOARDS!