Process Films - A Shot In The Dark

Process Films' next baby is coming, and it sounds more than appetizing ! It this two year snowboard documentary called "A Shot in the Dark", and should come to our screen in fall 2011.
The first trailer from November 2010 was awesome, and the new trailers just make you want to see the film even more. Enjoy.

Trailer 1

Trailer 2

Trailer 3

"Girls vs. Boys" Opening Night and Interview

Thank you all for being here on Thursday night supporting our artists for the opening of the "Girls vs. Boys" exhibition in Laguna !

Here are a few shots from the night, you can see all the pictures on the Facebook Page.

Interview

We had a great time interviewing Taylor Reeve and Schoph, and we hope that you will enjoy as much as we did to know more about them.

        When and why did you start painting ? 

       

        SS : I began making art when I was young, I didn’t talk till an early age, but was always drawing from that I began messing around with paint, I’m not sure why maybe it was a way of expressing myself…why do people do a lot of things ?

Taylor : I have been painting since I was born. It kind of runs in my family on both sides ! I knew from the get go that this is what I wanted to do.

        How do you define your style ?

       

        SS : In my recent show my work has been classed as pop-surrealism, I’ve never really given it a title as such, but I guess pop-surrealism works for me.

Taylor : Bright, colorful, loud, wild, random, taylor

        What are the materials you use to make one of your paintings ?

       

        SS : I used to paint on wood then began on canvas, usually acrylic with a resin finish, but more recently experimenting with screening inks and oils combining all the mediums together.

Taylor : Acrylic and spray paint

        Do you have any idea of the final result when you begin a new piece ?

SS : I used to have some kinda plan or thought for the finished piece, however now I am learning to just go with the painting on the days I paint it, and try to keep it as spontaneous as possible.

Taylor : I have a general idea of where I'm going to take a painting... but it usually ends up completely different than what I had originally planned. I kind of figure it out as I go. New ideas pop up all of the time- so there's really no telling what it's going to end up looking like!

        What do you want people to feel when they look at your artworks ?

SS : An emotion. To pull I feeling from what they see.

Taylor : Happy, intrigued, fixated

        Could you name 2 or 3 artists that really inspire you ?

SS : Pollock, Blaise Rosenthal, Lemmy

Taylor : Ralph Steadman, my late grandfather, Picasso and Schoph !

        Is there any place where you permanently exhibit your art ?

       

        SS : Ido have a few places that are interested each year on showing my work in the UK, however I’m working on doing more colab shows in the US Santa Cruz ,San Jose, San Fran, Laguna, there’s some great gallery spaces and artists here.

Taylor : The Parlor in Encintas, The Lumberyard Tavern and Grill, and my house!

        Do you have other hobbies ?

SS : Music is a big thing in my life, I run my own company Dalikfodda with some close friends, as well as shred as much as I can in winter.

Taylor : Snowboarding, designing clothes, biking, hiking, camping, drinking, cooking....

        Do you know each other for a long time ?

SS : I’ve known of Taylor for a long time, and here work, she dropped me a mail a while back about doing  a show over here , Taylor’s a great artist and I respect her for what she does, it was a great opportunity for me.

Taylor : I've known Schoph for a while now- but only from the internet. We met through you guys (Dragon) and have always talked.  Being that he lives in England it's no easy task to meet up.  This was an amazing opportunity and I'm super pumped that we actually did the event.  Schoph is awesome!

        Could you give the first 3 words that come to your mind regarding her/his work ?

SS : Bad-ass-winner!

Taylor : TrippyDrippy, Colorful, Inspiring

        Last question, what’s next ?

SS : A colab show in London with taylor in august, sweeden to paint one of my favourite bands studios the awesome truckfighters , a group show in Harrogate, another hopefully in oct in France, and I’m working on a group show in Santa Cruz towards the end of the year… this all said who knows, just go with the flow yknow.

Taylor : London in August!! Time to see Schoph's stomping grounds!

The exhibition is still running at AR4T Gallery (210 Pacific Coast Highway) in Laguna Beach, CA and last until July 26th, so go there to see some amazing art from Taylor Reeve and Schoph !

Dragon x Surf Europe - Shield Yo Self !

Take part of this incredible Facebook constest :

1. Take a creative photo or edit a video on how you shield yourself from the suns glare
2. Become a fan of Dragon Europe and post your photo or video to our wall
3. Winners picked weekly for shield sunglass give aways, the most "Likes" wins, so get your mates voting !

Don't forget, looking a fool never killed anyone !

Leanne Pelosi - Face Time

Leanne Pelosi, one of our most popular rider, has been interviewed for a recent edition of ESPN Face Time, check out her point of view about womens's snowboarding !

Two of our supported artists, Taylor Reeve and Schoph teamed up to create for you the 'Girls vs. Boys exibition' !

The event takes place at AR4T Gallery (210 Pacific Coast Highway) in Laguna Beach, CA and last until July 26th. We hope to see you there, especially on July 7th for the opening night beginning at 7pm !

Don't forget to check the facebook event related here and to like us on Facebook

LA Shoot – Behind the Scenes...way, way behind...

While we were in LA shooting our new RetroSpect Collection (look for it later this year....super hot), we got a lot of work done. And we also got a lot of no work done. Does that make sense? Here are some outtakes from the LA shoot day.....How do I have this job? It’s amazing.

LA Barney – Ahhhh Hollywood Blvd....where people that have nothing better to do actually make a living dressing up as cartoon characters, Jack Sparrow, and...Barney?!? Do kids still watch that crap? Do they even know who Barney is anymore? Well..I do. It’s a white guy named Steve...wearing a Barney costume...sorry to crush your dreams children. Oh, and there’s no Santa Claus either. Harsh. 

LA Dave – While out “scouting” on Day 1 in LA, Dave (Dragon’s Art Direction otherwise known as “Beaker”) and I came across some interesting things on the Venice boardwalk. Note to self, if I ever decided to be a pot head, I know where to get the goods....There was some incredible people watching that day and I think Dave and I left the boardwalk a little more worried about humanity than we were before. Dave looked for some guidance from the Zoltar machine and came up empty handed. Good thing he only pumped a few dollars into that thing. What a rip off. 

LA Helmet – When I get bored I like to make fun of myself and do things that some people might call “embarrassing”. One of these things was to turn myself into an actual bobble head with the help of AJ’s new motorcycle helmet. Enjoy and you’re welcome. 

LA Shoes – Adidas called, they want they’re entire 1982 collection back.  Mad steez. Mad. 

LA1 – Now, now, now...don’t everyone get all excited. I can’t even ride a normal bike, let alone a manly motorcycle. So no, I wasn’t riding this off into the sunset. I was merely entertaining the thought of trying to steal AJ’s bike when I realized that I don’t know how to ride one. So I took a picture on it instead. Thumbs up. 

LA2 – CHiPs was a great show....great. 

Visit http://dragonalliance-balchsbits.blogspot.com/ for more of Balch's Bits.

Norway Dragon Jam Shuttle!

Welcome to Norway, the land of the frozen ground and beautiful blonde people. Its also the land of the Jam. That's right, Dragon's Jam has landed in Oslo and the reception couldn't be warmer for this hot style.

Dropping now, get it while it's hot.

The Dragon Jam Shuffle all good in the hood.

This night began with a little product training

  

The students



The teacher

Feed time.

Bibs required.





Roger Kleivdal Red Lobster, thats wassup.

Same as above, bur Gerome Mathieu

Ladies and Jam, two great things together at last.

Tore  Holvik..... getting physical with his dinner.

Wearing sunglasses - now cool.

Andy Nulds..... wants to be alone with his lobster.

Live and closeup.

Good times, get better with beer.

Gerome and Luka Jeromel talk shop.

I'll be you do.

Luka and Ze.

Gerome and Roger..... Gerome has a lot of questions most of the time, even more when learning a new game.

Form +

Ahh Dragon's Lil'D was at the party.

That's whats up!

Love!

True!

Dragon Letting Loose

When you work hard at making the best sunglasses on the market, sometimes you just really need to let loose. Here is our favorite sunglass designer with our international sales killer, Ashley, having some fun.


What happens when co-workers drink together?


You get drunk...that’s what happens. Duh. Myself and our International Department resident bad ass Ashley went out with our other International Department resident bad ass/aussie-Canadian Jane (not pictured). Jane decided it would be fun to take photos of Ash and I (drinking...it was Friday and we were celebrating). She then proceeded to do some super artsy fancy treatments on said photos which begs the question “What happened to normal photos taken with a disposable camera? Where did those days go?” Oh, that’s right they are buried underground with the dinosaurs...but I digress...Anyway, I tried to take photos of them as well but I didn’t know how to work Jane’s phone and she kept yelling at me, so I got nervous. And when I get nervous the only cure for that is more Pinot Grigio. Waitress! 

Visit http://dragonalliance-balchsbits.blogspot.com/ for more of Balch's Bits.