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Another Love Story

Mike Parillo

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30" x 36"~21 limited-edition signed

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30" x 36"
21 limited-edition signed and numbered prints
Archival pigment print on 300gsm cotton rag

Original: Acrylic on canvas
Summer 2010

Another Love Story is a quickly painted, personal homage that really allows the viewer to imagine the meaning of the title. Enjoy the color and subject matter to create a little fairytale for yourself.

It was painted in my Jackson studio in the summer of 2010, and remains a personal favorite.

Mike Parillo's first artistic tool was not a paintbrush, it was a shovel. Back when most of us were still falling-leaf heel sliding down bunny hills (or skiing), Parillo was hand crafting snowboarding's first serious terrain parks. From the depths of his imagination, demented shapes and forms were called forth and sculpted into mountains of snow for the leaders of the new school nation to play on. And so it was that the style of snowboarding made a great evolutionary leap, using Parillo's bold inventiveness as a launching pad.

One of the innovators from this early scene, snowboarding legend Jamie Lynn, inspired Parillo to try his hand at painting. Jamie then used one of his first pieces as a graphic for one of the boards in his Lib Tech pro-model series. Volcom used another in their landmark video, The Garden. And the rest, as they say, is history. Parillo has been a creative force, working quietly behind the scenes, ever since. His paintings have been shown in solo shows from Europe to California. His art has been displayed on snowboard bases every year since 1995, adorning many beloved board series like Lib Tech's Emmagator line, Terje's Balance line, Burton's early Customs, and Travis Rice's 2006/07, 2008/09, and forth coming 2010/11 pro models—to name a few.

Parillo now serves as Asymbol's Art Director and Artist Liaison. He is the curator of the entire Asymbol art collection, and is responsible for overseeing the integrity of the art reproduction process. His mission is to ensure that all printed pieces hold up to each artist's highest standards of quality before they get passed on to you.

Beauty and The Beast

Jamie Lynn

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18" x 23" ~ Edition Sold Out

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18" x 23"
30 limited-edition signed and numbered prints
Archival pigment print on 300gsm cotton rag

Original: Acrylic on Masonite
2004

This painting is yet another example of Jamie's ongoing study of the female form and holds true to his classic color scheme. These pieces have undoubtedly become as iconic in snowboarding as the artist and legend himself. The use of negative space and his cat Cole in this piece have, in his words, made it one of his all time favorite board graphics. Anyone following Jamie or Lib Tech through the years would most likely agree that these studies are some of his strongest works. This is Jamie at his best, with elegant curves, a subject matter that's easy on the eyes, his straight forward approach, and vibrant color.

Jamie M. Lynn is one of the most universally respected, iconic snowboarders of all time. His influence can be seen everywhere in snowboarding, from the way we ride, to the way we think about the art that covers our boards. In the early nineties he brought a power and style to riding mountains that directly shaped the direction and nature of the sport's evolution. Drawing inspiration from skate legends like Neil Blender and Mark Gonzales, he was the first snowboarder to create his own graphics for his pro-model board, and continues to do so to this day. His artistic aesthetic has influenced countless young, aspiring artists over the last two decades.

Jamie is a creative force, no matter what the instrument, be it paintbrush, snowboard, or guitar. A true son of the Pacific Northwest, he is a soft-spoken man with a humble spirit and a huge heart. He lives in Seattle, Washington.

Blessings and Confrontations at the Circus Contradiction

Mike Parillo

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19.5" x 24"
100 limited-edition signed and numbered prints

36" x 44"
80 limited-edition signed and numbered prints

50" x 60"
60 limited-edition signed and numbered prints
Archival pigment print on 300gsm cotton rag

Original: Acrylic, Pencil, Ballpoint Pen, and Paint Pen on Canvas
Summer 2005

This painting marks the start of my friendship with Travis Rice. I was living in Echo Park, California, which at the time was basically East L.A. Travis came to hang out with me in the ghetto so we could collaborate on an art piece for his 2006/07 pro-model board graphic. He had an idea for a balance-and-conflict theme, gave me pretty simple verbal guidelines to use as a starting point, and let me spin off on my own from there.

I spent weeks compiling ideas for images, trying to figure out ways to put them all together in a visual storytelling motif. It took more than three months for me to balance these images in a way that I felt told the right story for the theme. I painted and repainted the same canvas more times than I can count, covering old ideas with new ones until I got to what became the final piece.

This is my favorite work that I have ever created. The original lives in Travis' house now and is the centerpiece of his art collection.

Mike Parillo's first artistic tool was not a paintbrush, it was a shovel. Back when most of us were still falling-leaf heel sliding down bunny hills (or skiing), Parillo was hand crafting snowboarding's first serious terrain parks. From the depths of his imagination, demented shapes and forms were called forth and sculpted into mountains of snow for the leaders of the new school nation to play on. And so it was that the style of snowboarding made a great evolutionary leap, using Parillo's bold inventiveness as a launching pad.

One of the innovators from this early scene, snowboarding legend Jamie Lynn, inspired Parillo to try his hand at painting. Jamie then used one of his first pieces as a graphic for one of the boards in his Lib Tech pro-model series. Volcom used another in their landmark video, The Garden. And the rest, as they say, is history. Parillo has been a creative force, working quietly behind the scenes, ever since. His paintings have been shown in solo shows from Europe to California. His art has been displayed on snowboard bases every year since 1995, adorning many beloved board series like Lib Tech's Emmagator line, Terje's Balance line, Burton's early Customs, and Travis Rice's 2006/07, 2008/09, and forth coming 2010/11 pro models—to name a few.

Parillo now serves as Asymbol's Art Director and Artist Liaison. He is the curator of the entire Asymbol art collection, and is responsible for overseeing the integrity of the art reproduction process. His mission is to ensure that all printed pieces hold up to each artist's highest standards of quality before they get passed on to you.

Blue Girl

Jamie Lynn

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15.5" x 24"
100 limited-edition signed and numbered prints

33" x 50.5"
70 limited-edition signed and numbered prints
Archival pigment print on 300gsm cotton rag

Original: Acrylic on Masonite
2002

This painting is basically a study of a woman's form and shape. I really like the way that the gray bleeds into the hair and the bikini and provides this simplistic contrast. And I like that the colors are kind of subtle and calm, so it's strong but still easy on the eyes.

Throughout the year I paint things that are just for myself. Then, in September, we'll scan in all these different paintings and lay them out to see what works on a snowboard. For snowboard graphics you want something underneath your feet that you'll want to look at all year long while you're riding. Personally, I really couldn't think of a better image to have on the top of a board than this.

33" x 50.5"
70 limited-edition signed and numbered prints

15.5" x 24"
100 unsigned prints

Jamie M. Lynn is one of the most universally respected, iconic snowboarders of all time. His influence can be seen everywhere in snowboarding, from the way we ride, to the way we think about the art that covers our boards. In the early nineties he brought a power and style to riding mountains that directly shaped the direction and nature of the sport's evolution. Drawing inspiration from skate legends like Neil Blender and Mark Gonzales, he was the first snowboarder to create his own graphics for his pro-model board, and continues to do so to this day. His artistic aesthetic has influenced countless young, aspiring artists over the last two decades.

Jamie is a creative force, no matter what the instrument, be it paintbrush, snowboard, or guitar. A true son of the Pacific Northwest, he is a soft-spoken man with a humble spirit and a huge heart. He lives in Seattle, Washington.

Craig Kelly Mural

Scott Lenhardt

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34.5"x17"~100 limited-edition signed
44"x21.5"~80 limited-edition signed
76"x36"~60 limited-edition signed

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34.5" x 17"
100 limited-edition signed and numbered prints

44" x 21.5"
80 limited-edition signed and numbered prints

76" x 36"
60 limited-edition signed and numbered prints
Archival pigment print on 300gsm cotton rag

Original: Acrylic on Wood
2006

In the fall of 2006 I was commissioned by Burton Snowboards to paint a mural of Craig Kelly inside of a cabin in one of their very first Stash parks, on the Northstar-at-Tahoe ski resort in California. Craig has always been a hero of mine (and pretty much anyone who snowboards), and it was an honor to paint something dedicated to him.

I wasn't sure what was going to happen when I went up there. What started as a job quickly turned into an experience. Every day I would drive up to the cabin on the hill to work directly on the wall. I'd fire up the generator for tunes and lights and sequester myself inside while wolves and moose walked noisily around outside, until I was too tired or sore from painting on a 45-degree wall/ceiling to continue.

As the days passed, winter moved in and the snow started to fall. Toward the end, I had to be escorted up to the site by snowmobile and radio down for a pickup. But when two feet of snow fell one night, I decided to bring my board up to the cabin and ride down instead. I will never forget that night. It was a full moon and, after finishing up, I rode down in fresh powder with no lights except the moon, and Craig right there with me.

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Asymbol has saved this painting. If not for the efforts of many good, honest, hardworking people, the attention starved kids who wrote their nicknames on my original would have won.

THE CRAIG KELLY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Between now and the end of February, Asymbol will donate 20% of every purchase of the Craig Kelly Mural to the Craig Kelly Memorial Scholarship Fund. This Scott Lenhardt piece is available as a limited edition print and iPad/laptop skin.

The Craig Kelly Memorial Scholarship Fund was set up to grant a maximum of $1000 each year to individuals who enroll in the Canadian Avalanche Association's Industry Training Program: Avalanche Operations Level II.

Click here for to learn about The Craig Kelly Memorial Scholarship Fund

CLICK HERE to watch video of Scott Lenhardt on his piece, "Breathing Light"

Scott Lenhardt grew up riding at Bromley, the mountain resort founded by Fred Pabst, of Pabst Blue Ribbon. He played bass for ten years in Vermont's best mediocre rock band, Butt Pie, and is the inventor of the highly difficult, and incredibly underrated snowboard trick, the McWindmill. Scott's talent, and ability to paint using ridiculously small brush strokes, has been recognized and commissioned by Burton, Nike, Adidas, Mountain Dew, and Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio. Scott has two nicknames. One is Skipper. The other has to remain a secret.

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Deer Stream

Scott Lenhardt

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24"x18.75"~ 100 limited-edition signed

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24" x 18.75"
100 limited-edition signed and numbered prints
Archival pigment print on 300gsm cotton rag

Original: Acrylic on Wood
2001

This is my favorite from a series of about 10 very small paintings I made about nothing. The idea came from the book Siddhartha. Sitting by a stream listening to the conversation of the water, you can hear a million voices, yet there is only one stream. Very Zen. It is about bringing together opposites, in the way that it is painted, as well as the subject matter.

I was getting really into this technique of using a small brush, and slowly building and blending together colors and values through super small strokes. Compulsively going after that value of color that is the perfect in-between, or grey, which is technically impossible because you can always divide a half in half, on into infinity. So in the end there is a creature standing in a forest so still, next to a stream of water so fast. And they work together as one piece.

CLICK HERE to watch video of Scott Lenhardt on his piece, "Breathing Light"

Scott Lenhardt grew up riding at Bromley, the mountain resort founded by Fred Pabst, of Pabst Blue Ribbon. He played bass for ten years in Vermont's best mediocre rock band, Butt Pie, and is the inventor of the highly difficult, and incredibly underrated snowboard trick, the McWindmill. Scott's talent, and ability to paint using ridiculously small brush strokes, has been recognized and commissioned by Burton, Nike, Adidas, Mountain Dew, and Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio. Scott has two nicknames. One is Skipper. The other has to remain a secret.

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Family Roots

Mike Parillo

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18" x 24" ~ edition of 30

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18" x 24"
Edition of 30 - Signed, Embossed and Numbered
Archival pigment print on 300gsm cotton rag

Original: Acrylic on Oak Panel, 36" x 48"
2012

Painted in August of 2012, Mike brought this style out of hiding after many years to do this piece for a close friend. Asymbol is now offering this new image in a small edition of only thirty prints.

Mike Parillo's first artistic tool was not a paintbrush, it was a shovel. Back when most of us were still falling-leaf heel sliding down bunny hills (or skiing), Parillo was hand crafting snowboarding's first serious terrain parks. From the depths of his imagination, demented shapes and forms were called forth and sculpted into mountains of snow for the leaders of the new school nation to play on. And so it was that the style of snowboarding made a great evolutionary leap, using Parillo's bold inventiveness as a launching pad.

One of the innovators from this early scene, snowboarding legend Jamie Lynn, inspired Parillo to try his hand at painting. Jamie then used one of his first pieces as a graphic for one of the boards in his Lib Tech pro-model series. Volcom used another in their landmark video, The Garden. And the rest, as they say, is history. Parillo has been a creative force, working quietly behind the scenes, ever since. His paintings have been shown in solo shows from Europe to California. His art has been displayed on snowboard bases every year since 1995, adorning many beloved board series like Lib Tech's Emmagator line, Terje's Balance line, Burton's early Customs, and Travis Rice's 2006/07, 2008/09, and forth coming 2010/11 pro models—to name a few.

Parillo now serves as Asymbol's Art Director and Artist Liaison. He is the curator of the entire Asymbol art collection, and is responsible for overseeing the integrity of the art reproduction process. His mission is to ensure that all printed pieces hold up to each artist's highest standards of quality before they get passed on to you.

For Jamil

Mike Parillo

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24"X20.5"~100 limited-edition signed
43"x36"~80 limited-edition signed
60.5"x50"~60 limited-edition signed

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24" x 20.5"
100 limited-edition signed and numbered prints

43" x 36"
80 limited-edition signed and numbered prints

60.5" x 50"
60 limited-edition signed and numbered prints
Archival pigment print on 300gsm cotton rag

Original: Oil on Canvas
Summer, 1998 & 2000

The first time I painted these eyes, I was living in Jackson. It was the summer of 1998 and I was just about to leave for Europe for my first time. The drawing was my reaction to Jamil Khan's passing that winter and ended up being the graphic for the 2000 Burton Balance board. It was the first painting I ever offered up as a complete piece. There was no board shape; it was just, "This is it: take it or leave it."

Terje rode the hell out of this board. It came out the same year he made The Haakonsen Faktor, so it was pictured in almost every video part and magazine photo he was in that season, which was a lot. Still, it is amazing to me how people still remember and have feelings for this graphic, all these years later.

This painting here is not that exact painting. This is my second one, hence the roman numeral II on the bottom. The truth is that I lost touch with the first painting, and knowing that I would never see it again, or be able to share it with anyone, upset me so much that I decided to paint it again. This piece has the same passion behind it and was created with the same intention as the original. It will always make me smile and reminisce about the amazing people I have known and the wonderful times I was lucky to share with them. The fact that I painted it twice is a testament to that.

Mike Parillo's first artistic tool was not a paintbrush, it was a shovel. Back when most of us were still falling-leaf heel sliding down bunny hills (or skiing), Parillo was hand crafting snowboarding's first serious terrain parks. From the depths of his imagination, demented shapes and forms were called forth and sculpted into mountains of snow for the leaders of the new school nation to play on. And so it was that the style of snowboarding made a great evolutionary leap, using Parillo's bold inventiveness as a launching pad.

One of the innovators from this early scene, snowboarding legend Jamie Lynn, inspired Parillo to try his hand at painting. Jamie then used one of his first pieces as a graphic for one of the boards in his Lib Tech pro-model series. Volcom used another in their landmark video, The Garden. And the rest, as they say, is history. Parillo has been a creative force, working quietly behind the scenes, ever since. His paintings have been shown in solo shows from Europe to California. His art has been displayed on snowboard bases every year since 1995, adorning many beloved board series like Lib Tech's Emmagator line, Terje's Balance line, Burton's early Customs, and Travis Rice's 2006/07, 2008/09, and forth coming 2010/11 pro models—to name a few.

Parillo now serves as Asymbol's Art Director and Artist Liaison. He is the curator of the entire Asymbol art collection, and is responsible for overseeing the integrity of the art reproduction process. His mission is to ensure that all printed pieces hold up to each artist's highest standards of quality before they get passed on to you.

Hydrocycle

Mike Parillo

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18"x24"~100 limited-edition signed
36x47.5"~80 limited-edition signed
50x66"~60 limited-edition signed

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18" x 24"
100 limited-edition signed and numbered prints

36" x 47.5"
80 limited-edition signed and numbered prints

50" x 66"
60 limited-edition signed and numbered prints
Archival pigment print on 300gsm cotton rag

Original: Acrylic on canvas

This painting is my second collaboration with T. Rice, painted in New Zealand during the final year filming for That's It, That's All and finished in Prague, Czech Republic, a few weeks after, during a personal water fast. The theme put on the table by Travis was the Earth's Hydrological cycle and man's influence on it. In this age of Global Warming the topic was easy to approach and the story easily told. Some elements of the surroundings in New Zealand made their way into the piece: MT Cook in the background, the jagged coastline of the island and the Moon that eclipsed as I painted it in. This piece also lives in Travis' Jackson home amongst his growing collection.

Mike Parillo's first artistic tool was not a paintbrush, it was a shovel. Back when most of us were still falling-leaf heel sliding down bunny hills (or skiing), Parillo was hand crafting snowboarding's first serious terrain parks. From the depths of his imagination, demented shapes and forms were called forth and sculpted into mountains of snow for the leaders of the new school nation to play on. And so it was that the style of snowboarding made a great evolutionary leap, using Parillo's bold inventiveness as a launching pad.

One of the innovators from this early scene, snowboarding legend Jamie Lynn, inspired Parillo to try his hand at painting. Jamie then used one of his first pieces as a graphic for one of the boards in his Lib Tech pro-model series. Volcom used another in their landmark video, The Garden. And the rest, as they say, is history. Parillo has been a creative force, working quietly behind the scenes, ever since. His paintings have been shown in solo shows from Europe to California. His art has been displayed on snowboard bases every year since 1995, adorning many beloved board series like Lib Tech's Emmagator line, Terje's Balance line, Burton's early Customs, and Travis Rice's 2006/07, 2008/09, and forth coming 2010/11 pro models—to name a few.

Parillo now serves as Asymbol's Art Director and Artist Liaison. He is the curator of the entire Asymbol art collection, and is responsible for overseeing the integrity of the art reproduction process. His mission is to ensure that all printed pieces hold up to each artist's highest standards of quality before they get passed on to you.

Jamie Lynn Portrait

Matt French

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24"x39.5"~100 limited-edition signed

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24" x 39.5"
100 limited-edition signed and numbered prints
Archival pigment print on 300gsm cotton rag

Original: Acrylic on Masonite
2006

I'm not much of a planner. I don't go into a piece with everything mapped out; I just kind of wing it. Sometimes it works. This is one of my favorite portraits. I had this picture of Jamie: he was wearing a baseball cap pulled way down. That was kind of his deal then. You'd always see him walking around like that.

There was this shadow coming down over his face that brought this sort of secrecy into the picture. That was the inspiration. The original photo doesn't have a black background, but once I saw the shadow I had to put black everywhere. I actually started by painting the whole thing black, and then just kind of brought him out of the darkness. I love this because there's this anonymity there, but you still know it's Jamie.

And that's him, that's who he is. It's not like when you see him around he's like, "Hi! I'm Jamie!" He's just super low-key, but still fully in effect. Like a silent fart.

Some people carry within their spiraling DNA strands, a genetic code for creativity. It's passed down from the generations that came before them, and to the ones that follow after. Whether they like it or not.

Matt French has been drawing since the beginning of time. A former graffiti artist turned board graphic/poster/t-shirt/everything adorner, his style is wild. When it isn't precise. Boldly colored, when it isn't black and white. You may know his artistic stylings from such companies as: Lib Tech, Volcom, Gnu, Bent Metal, Pocket Pistols Skates, and more. Or then again, you may not.

He likes skateboarding and art. And sometimes snowboarding. Not necessarily in that order.

Moonlit Polihale

Jamie Lynn

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24" x 17"
100 limited-edition signed and numbered prints

44" x 30"
70 limited-edition signed and numbered prints
Archival pigment print on 300gsm cotton rag

Original: Acrylic on Masonite
2002

On the west side of Kauai there is a long, empty stretch of beach called Polihale. I happened to be on a trip to the island once, in the mid- to late '90s, at the same time as Bryan Iguchi, and we decided to go camp out and play on the beach there one night. There was a full moon out and it lit up the ocean so bright that we were actually able to paddle out and surf.

I just have this snapshot in my head from being out there, looking back at the ocean and seeing this wave crest and break in the moonlight. Just the richness of these incredible turquoise-blue colors as they went into the barrel and the plume of spray that whipped off the top of the wave made such a striking image, it left a big imprint on my mind. I had to paint it.

Jamie M. Lynn is one of the most universally respected, iconic snowboarders of all time. His influence can be seen everywhere in snowboarding, from the way we ride, to the way we think about the art that covers our boards. In the early nineties he brought a power and style to riding mountains that directly shaped the direction and nature of the sport's evolution. Drawing inspiration from skate legends like Neil Blender and Mark Gonzales, he was the first snowboarder to create his own graphics for his pro-model board, and continues to do so to this day. His artistic aesthetic has influenced countless young, aspiring artists over the last two decades.

Jamie is a creative force, no matter what the instrument, be it paintbrush, snowboard, or guitar. A true son of the Pacific Northwest, he is a soft-spoken man with a humble spirit and a huge heart. He lives in Seattle, Washington.

Powers 2000

Scott Lenhardt

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15"x60"~100 limited-edition signed

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Acrylic on Wood
2000

This was a snowboard graphic that I did for Ross Powers' first Burton pro model, which came out in 2000.

I grew up riding at Bromley Mountain in Vermont, which is a pretty small spot, but with very cool terrain. Ross' mom ran (and still runs, I think) the cafeteria there. We rode together many days, and I was always impressed with his determination to dial the perfect run. Even just riding the trails he would hit the same jumps and do the same tricks, all day, until he perfected it. You could bet on seeing a frontside melon off of the kicker by lift tower 17, and a backside three off of the knoll by the weird tree on Twister.

We got together to brainstorm, and I showed him pictures of a mural that I had just completed for a private home. He liked the way the water in the painting turned into the land, so we took that and went from there.

I really like this graphic. Not only because it was located mainly on the nose of the board (a big no no for TV sponsorship placement), but because it started what would be one of my favorite collaborations to date. Ross and I worked together on five more signature models after this, including the board he rode to win Olympic gold the first year snowboarding was allowed in. That was a big one for me to see. It made my parents very proud.

15" x 60"
100 limited-edition signed and numbered prints

CLICK HERE to watch video of Scott Lenhardt on his piece, "Breathing Light"

Scott Lenhardt grew up riding at Bromley, the mountain resort founded by Fred Pabst, of Pabst Blue Ribbon. He played bass for ten years in Vermont's best mediocre rock band, Butt Pie, and is the inventor of the highly difficult, and incredibly underrated snowboard trick, the McWindmill. Scott's talent, and ability to paint using ridiculously small brush strokes, has been recognized and commissioned by Burton, Nike, Adidas, Mountain Dew, and Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio. Scott has two nicknames. One is Skipper. The other has to remain a secret.

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Red Tetons

Mike Parillo

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24"x21"~100 limited-edition signed
42"x36"~80 limited-edition signed
58.75"x50"~60 limited-edition signed

Price $189.00

24" x 21"
100 limited-edition signed and numbered prints

42" x 36"
80 limited-edition signed and numbered prints

58.75" x 50"
60 limited-edition signed and numbered prints
Archival pigment print on 300gsm cotton rag

Original: Oil on Linen
February 1997

I first moved to Jackson Hole in the winter of 1996/97. This was a time of great change and transition for me: I was transitioning from riding parks to riding real mountains and changing up my mediums, using oil for the first time in my work. I set up a studio in the house I shared with Bryan Iguchi on Hard Winter Lane, built a massive canvas using linen, and waited for the right idea to come.

Every day I was in awe of the beauty around me, and as cliché as it may seem, the obvious symbol of everything I was experiencing at that time was the Teton mountain range, right in my backyard. Nothing I had ever seen gave me the feeling that I got when I stood in front of it. And so the piece began.

I feel like I spent three months working and reworking this painting until it finally felt right. For me, this represents everything I love about Jackson, its magic and its allure. I still love to see it to this day—this painting and the real thing.

This piece lives in Seattle now with my dear friend Pete Saari, one of the genius founders of Mervin Manufacturing.

Mike Parillo's first artistic tool was not a paintbrush, it was a shovel. Back when most of us were still falling-leaf heel sliding down bunny hills (or skiing), Parillo was hand crafting snowboarding's first serious terrain parks. From the depths of his imagination, demented shapes and forms were called forth and sculpted into mountains of snow for the leaders of the new school nation to play on. And so it was that the style of snowboarding made a great evolutionary leap, using Parillo's bold inventiveness as a launching pad.

One of the innovators from this early scene, snowboarding legend Jamie Lynn, inspired Parillo to try his hand at painting. Jamie then used one of his first pieces as a graphic for one of the boards in his Lib Tech pro-model series. Volcom used another in their landmark video, The Garden. And the rest, as they say, is history. Parillo has been a creative force, working quietly behind the scenes, ever since. His paintings have been shown in solo shows from Europe to California. His art has been displayed on snowboard bases every year since 1995, adorning many beloved board series like Lib Tech's Emmagator line, Terje's Balance line, Burton's early Customs, and Travis Rice's 2006/07, 2008/09, and forth coming 2010/11 pro models—to name a few.

Parillo now serves as Asymbol's Art Director and Artist Liaison. He is the curator of the entire Asymbol art collection, and is responsible for overseeing the integrity of the art reproduction process. His mission is to ensure that all printed pieces hold up to each artist's highest standards of quality before they get passed on to you.

Rocket Fuel

Jamie Lynn

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28"x36"~70 limited-edition signed

Price $289.00

28" x 36"
70 limited-edition signed and numbered prints
Archival pigment print on 300gsm cotton rag

Original: Acrylic on Masonite
2007

A big part of me getting inspired to paint is having a tall cup of coffee. It comes from growing up in Seattle. It's just a daily part of our routine up there. Actually, I really owe the habit to Circe Wallace, who is a serious coffee connoisseur. She got me an espresso machine back when she used to work at Starbucks and got me completely hooked.

This painting is a product of jet lag. I was up at three in the morning over in Munich, Germany one time, and drew this into a book I'd brought with me. It was just a simple pencil sketch. I like to go through my old art books sometimes to rediscover old ideas for new paintings. I came across this one a couple years back and really wanted to paint it, just for myself, just to see it come to life on a full canvas.

Later Mark Landvik asked me if I had any paintings he could use for a board graphic, and this one popped into my head. He put it on his 2008 pro model.

Jamie M. Lynn is one of the most universally respected, iconic snowboarders of all time. His influence can be seen everywhere in snowboarding, from the way we ride, to the way we think about the art that covers our boards. In the early nineties he brought a power and style to riding mountains that directly shaped the direction and nature of the sport's evolution. Drawing inspiration from skate legends like Neil Blender and Mark Gonzales, he was the first snowboarder to create his own graphics for his pro-model board, and continues to do so to this day. His artistic aesthetic has influenced countless young, aspiring artists over the last two decades.

Jamie is a creative force, no matter what the instrument, be it paintbrush, snowboard, or guitar. A true son of the Pacific Northwest, he is a soft-spoken man with a humble spirit and a huge heart. He lives in Seattle, Washington.

Sailing On

Nick Russian

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43"x24"~43 limited-edition signed

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43" x 24"
43 limited-edition signed and numbered prints
Archival pigment print on 300gsm cotton rag

Original: Acrylic on Canvas
1998

Big Sky was commissioned by a friend. He bought the canvas and paints. I had just read some climbing books, like Into Thin Air, and I was inspired to draw this scary looking high mountain scene. It's an Everest theme, but a made up mountain—a really frightening made up mountain. Pete Saari owns this painting now.

Sailing On is basically a continuation of the style I was trying to develop with The Big Sky. A lot of the paintings I've done I just gave up on. Eventually, I just moved on to a different style because I couldn't make the one I was trying to pull off work. The reason I really like these two is because I created them using a made-up layering process that I'd never seen before. I actually started doing it almost on accident, just from pushing myself to try something new.

The cool part about these two pieces is they show something I traditionally put in most of my paintings, which is the color white. The lines and streaks here are all white lines, which is pretty characteristic of what I still do.

If you were snowboarding in the early nineties, and were lucky enough to have a Lib Tech snowboard with an original custom-painted art top, Nick Russian was the man who decorated your board. An artist since grade school, and skateboarder since the age of 13, Nick's creative roots are deeply buried in skate-culture soil. He went to work for Mervin Manufacturing in 1991, where his experimentation with multiple mediums, ideas, and art techniques lead him to develop an artistic style that has adorned the bases and top sheets of a ridiculous number of snowboards. Basically, if you've seen a Lib Tech board, you've seen Nick Russian's work.

Nick currently lives in Port Angeles, Washington with his wife and two kids. He paints constantly, using a wide range of mediums, from acrylic to oil to watercolor to collage, but thinks that his work as a bike messenger in Seattle in 1999 was truly the greatest thing he's ever done.

2013 Ultra Natural Poster

Adam Haynes

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Open Edition - 17"x27.5"

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17" x 27.5"

Open Edition Prints

Archival Pigment Print & Mixed Media on 300 gsm Cotton Rag

Red Bull Ultra Natural represents the pinnacle of freeriding competition, pitting the best snowboarders in the world against one of the most challenging courses in the world at Baldface Lodge in British Columbia.

To commemorate the 2013 Ultra Natural, Travis Rice personally selected artist and rider Adam Haynes to create an original work of art in his inimitable style, paying homage to the sheer insanity that is the Ultra Natural course.

Adam Haynes started painting on wood when he stumbled across some old trophy plaques at a junk store and took them home because he liked the shape of them. After a while, he found he liked painting on recycled surfaces, with their character, their worn panels, chipping colors and old stories. Haynes paints like you would on a computer: flat, building depth and space through layers of color, no blending allowed. Only you can't get texture like that on a computer.

Born and raised in the foothills of the central Oregon Cascades, Adam gained an early appreciation for rural living and the great outdoors. Although primarily a freelance commercial illustrator, he likes to balance things out by painting original pieces that explore the interaction between nature and human encroachment. His work is heavily influenced by his travels and wanderings throughout the Pacific Northwest mountain ranges, forests, and deserts.

Adam is based in Bend, Oregon, has shown at galleries in LA, Portland and Seattle, and stays busy with illustration projects for Nike 6.0, Adidas, Merrell, Gnu, Grenade, Fuel TV, ESPN, and Tonka.

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