Press & Media


Adventurer Roy Gonzalez, Bringing His Creations Home

FEBRUARY 19, 2022 BY Katie Arons


Retracing the artistic journey of Roy Gonzalez. The boyish qualities of his early artwork-based unmistakingly in the 1960s cartoon monsters of Ed “Big Daddy” Roth and the early surf-finks of Rick Griffin…

2018 BY BRIAN CHIDESTER


Wide Open Walls

Our first stop was 1815 K Street.  The artist, Roy Gonzalez (Laguna Beach, CA) was hard at work. 

AUGUST 18, 2017 BY KATHY BAKER


Corky Carroll: A chat with Roy Gonzalez, surf art master, Part 1 & 2. A couple of weeks ago I was fortunate enough to catch up with the talented Roy Gonzalez, one of my very favorite surf artists…

DECEMBER 9 & 16, 2016 BY CORKY CARROLL


Our Laguna: Murals add vibrancy to St. Anns Beach.  St. Anns Beach is awash with color.  Three murals have been painted on the beach-facing walls by three different artists. All are seascapes. The most recent and colorful, clear-coated to preserve it vibrancy, was painted by Roy Gonzalez

AUGUST 15, 2013 BY BARBARA DIAMOND


CARTWHEEL Interview: Roy Gonzalez

Even in Orange County, it’s a rare experience to stand on the beach with someone who is as much “of the ocean” as Roy Gonzalez…

MARCH 21, 2013 BY Dana Nichols


Longtime surfers in San Clemente may remember The Surf Spot, a 1980s surf shop and surf hangout run by local surfer/artist Roy Gonzalez.  He’s been around the block since then, making a name for himself as a surf-industry artist while living in Hawaii, Costa Rica and Cabo. It has taken him 20 years to open a new storefront in San Clemente, and it’s worth a look.

DECEMBER 2, 2011 BY FRED SWEGLES


Surfers Set Up Mexico Cruise with a Purpose

What do Robert August, Jesse Billauer, Kid Natural and Green Foam have in common?
Answer: They all will board a cruise ship on Halloween in San Pedro to sail to Mexico for a week of music, surf, sun, art, charity, eco-awareness and fun…

JUNE 10, 2010 BY FRED SWEGLES


Nike Motel No-Tell Presents The Rock and Roll, Soul Surfin’, Hot Rod, Horror Art Show Staring Roy Gonzalez.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009 BY SURFER


Nike – Roy Gonzalez Show

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009


FUEL TV’s ‘Signature Series Roy Gonzalez’ wins Gold in Consumer Image Publication Advertising Category

AUGUST 19, 2008,  BART DE JONG for BMX NETWORK


The Art of Roy Gonzalez

At present, Roy Gonzalez truly lives the artist’s dream.  He lives full-time in Cabo, surfing and painting…

OCTOBER 2006 BY KEVIN ASHFORD


Surfer, artist, freethinker, and fashlonlsta Roy Gonzalez has created mind-blowing art for years. He lives the life of a true artist; which Isn’t always easy. So If you see Roy Gonz at a club, make sure to buy him a drink-be a patron of the arts.

SPRING, 2003,  STEVE ZELDIN for  WATER MAGAZINE


A Fine Artist

He’s known in the surfing world for his colorful artwork on T-shirts, his outlandish-looking comic strip characters and his surreal surf posters…

SEPTEMBER 17, 1998 BY FRED SWEGLES


Artists Bank ·on Surfing’s Draw 

Two young men hope Surf Crazed Comics, their new quarterly comic book, will ride a wave of success.

MARCH 1, 1991, DENNIS MCLELLAN