Beware the Bag Monsters!

Watch Out for Halloween Spooky Spirits!

 

Written by SurfWriter Girls Sunny Magdaug and Patti Kishel

With Halloween almost here we need to watch out for scary monsters, ghosts and goblins that go bump in the night...especially the Bag Monsters.  

 

Bag Monsters are hideous creatures made up of all the discarded plastic bags people use and toss away. They roam about looking for their victims.  

Every year 500 billion plastic bags are used worldwide, littering our streets, polluting our waterways and oceans and creating more Bag Monsters.

 

Stash Your Trash on Halloween

When you're dancing around the fire,

Watch out for goblins, ghosts and gyres.

It's nice to have a yummy treat.

Reese's Cups and candy corn to eat.

But don’t toss your trash on the beach

When recycling cans are in reach.

Remember Bag Monsters are always near.

You never know when they'll appear.

With bulging eyes and shark-like teeth to chew,

If you litter, they'll get you!

Happy Halloween!

 

SurfWriter Girls

Surf’n Beach Scene Magazine

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Surf Artist Colleen Gnos

 

Creative Roots in CA's Central Coast

Written by SurfWriter Girls Sunny Magdaug and Patti Kishel

Award-winning California surf artist Colleen Gnos is launching the fall/holiday season by opening her art studio on the Central Coast to the public for the first time in almost two years.

 

Gnos, who opened her doors to visitors starting on October 9th, said, "I can't wait to share my latest art projects with you. I hope guests will laugh, feel lighter and relate to being with another humble human who needs to create to feel normal and happy. I can't wait to welcome you to my world...even if it is masked up and six feet apart!"

Gnos, whose love of the ocean was inspired by her grandfather, a tugboat fisherman, is known for her vivid seascapes with surfers and divers and images of mermaids. 

 

In addition to her works on canvas, she also paints scenes on surfboards and has created murals on lifeguard stations in Avila Bay.

 

Gnos's paintings are also in galleries throughout the U.S. and Italy where she studied painting in Florence.

 

Gnos says that visitors to her art studio will get to see a "behind-the-scenes look" at how she creates her paintings from beginning to completion.  

 

SurfWriter Girls can't think of a better way to celebrate fall on California's Coast. We're always excited to see Colleen's latest paintings. 

 

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Surf’n Beach Scene Magazine

 

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WSL Surf Events – Four in Store!

 

Challenger Series Back on Board

 

Written by SurfWriter Girls Sunny Magdaug and Patti Kishel

Surfers around the globe are excited to see the world's best surfers competing again in four World Surf League Challenger Series events from September to December 2021.

Starting with the return of the marque US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, CA, September 21–26, with Griffin Colapinto and Caitlin Simmers winning the competition, the series is off and running.

 The other surf spots on the roster are:

 MEO Pro Ericeira, Portugal, October 2-10.

 

Quiksilver/Roxy Pro, France, October 16-24.

 

Haleiwa Challenger, Hawaii, November 25-December 7.

World Surf League chief executive Erick Logan says, "We're very excited to bring the Challenger Series to life in 2021." He emphasized that the events "provide an enhanced showcase for up-and-coming surfers."

 

The number of competitors in the Challenger Series includes 96 men and 64 women in what the WSL calls “the ultimate battleground” for the surfers to display their talents.

Still stoked after the awesome (all in a single day) Ripcurl WSL Championship Finals at Trestles beach in San Clemente, CA, where Gabriel Medina and Carissa Moore took home the top honors September 14, surfers are hungry for more surfing action. 

 

With just the last quarter of the year left to make up for lost time, there isn't a minute to waste. "Surf's Up!" 

   

Photos by WSL, Ripcurl and Go Hawaii

 

SurfWriter Girls

Surf’n Beach Scene Magazine

 

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