Collection: TYLER WARREN

Tyler Warren grew up in Southern California where he still resides; when not traveling the world for surfing or art shows. Tyler has loved art since a young age as most kids do and has honed his skills over time.  He began drawing images to screen print on t-shirts that he would give to friends and sell out of his truck at surf contest in high school.  He then was commissioned to draw on a board by someone that came into Hobie surf shop while he was working. When the board was finished it sat in the rack waiting to be picked up, a rep from Simple shoes saw the board and put him in contact with Simple thinking he would be a good fit for there new line of “green” shoe products.  This would be his second commissioned drawing; a fabric design to be repeated on this series of shoes and sandals. From there Tyler would draw on boards and design t-shirts, posters and other various items for different companies.  From the age of 19-23 Tyler worked as an apprentice for his uncle Kenton Nelson who was an illustrator in the days before computers and then he became a successful oil painter. Tyler began to fall in love with oil painting and the process taught to him by his uncle Kenton. Tyler had his first art show at the age of 18 in 2004.  Since then Tyler has had numerous exhibitions in Japan, Europe, Hawaii and more. In 2011 at the age of 24 Tyler signed with one of the worlds largest surf brands, Billabong, as an artist and professional free surfer.