His work was soon in high demand for its trademark creative blend of Native American, surf & psychedelic influences. In вЂ™66, with the Psychedelic movement tugging at them, Rick & Ida headed to San Francisco, living out of their van for a while, and regrouped with the Jooks- for who Griffin would create his first poster. There he met fellow artist and future wife, Ida Pfefferle, and started hanging with the Jook SavagesвЂ“ a group of musicians / artists. His time at the Chouinard Art Institute would set the course for this next stage of his life. But by 1964, Griffin decided it was time to move on and see what the world outside of So CalвЂ™s tight-knit surfer scene had for him. After leaving high school he joined Surfer Magazine as a staff artistвЂ“ creating the legendary California surf scene character Murphy, and working his way up to Art Director by the time he was of 20. Through his undeniable talent and connections, Griffin was soon working for surf legend, Greg Noll, among others.

During the 50s while he was in high school, Mad magazine heavily influenced his comic stylingsвЂ“ but he soon found his own voice, creating his own surf style that would become iconic. Born near Palos Verdes in 1944, Griffin took-up surfing at age 14. Rick GriffinвЂ“ surfer, cartoonist, psychedelic poster artist, legend. Artists Rick Griffin and Anton Kelley at the poster art exhibit at the Psychedelic Poster shop in Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, 1967.

Paintings of surfers