SURFING IS… WITH KRIS CHATTERSON

The way Queens-based painter Kris Chatterson describes it, his early years were spent obeying the deafening call of the Atlantic.  Growing up in Florida, he was a natural water-baby; the kind of kid you had to forcibly pull out of the ocean when his lips turned blue. He spent his teens riding Florida’s waves before, like many others, he stowed away his boards in deference to more “age appropriate” pursuits. From there, he moved out West where he learned design and an MFA in painting before eventually settling in New York.  But when a trip back home coincided with a nice East Coast swell, Chatterson pulled his board from out of his garage and spent the rest of his trip surfing like crazy. His passion reignited, he returned home and formed The Aquatic Apes, an online club of sorts that focuses on all things surf and art.  Read Chatterson’s idea on surfing below…

Name: Kris Chatterson

Age: 34

Where do you live: Queens, NY.

Years surfing: 24 off and on.

Surfing is: My release from daily anxieties. Pure fun and flow.

 

 

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