Nick Kuchar Portfolio - Hawaii Vintage inspired Surf Art Travel Prints

2022 Hurley Pro Sunset Beach Contest Art

As one of the most famous big wave surfing spots, Sunset Beach (Paumalū) has long been a proving ground for the world's best surfers. The sport of professional surfing was born in the 60's, and ever since Sunset has been the spot where surf careers are made or broken. I was honored to create the artwork for this year's event.

JuneShine Custom Can Art: Mango Daydream

New year means new flavors coming fresh off the canning lines over at JuneShine which also means new artwork! They continue to blow me away with their seemingly endless stream of innovative, out there, and altogether delicious new flavor combinations. Enter Mango Daydream to the chat.

JuneShine100 Variety Pack

The fun with JuneShine continues! This summer they launched JuneShine100, a hard kombucha with just 100 calories, 1g of sugar, and 4.2% ABV for a drink that's guaranteed to keep you feeling good. To launch this special light version, they kicked it off with a 4-flavor variety pack. I had the wonderful opportunity to illustrate the can art for all four designs.

Snow Mappy App Illustrations

Traded in my surfboards and waves for skis and slopes for this one! The surf community and ski/snowboard community have a lot in common, from big air to braving the elements. I created fun and playful illustrations for the app for everything from the onboarding to the menu.

ANA HydroFlask Illustration

It was an honor to create fun and whimsical art for All Nippon Airways, one of the premier airlines from Japan to Hawaii. This art piece features the anticipation and excitement of a trip to Hawaii. A family aboard one of ANA’s Airbus’s is filled with elation as they are set to touch down at HNL.

Dr. Mai Tai's Swim Up Bar at the Four Seasons Resort Oʻahu

As Artist in Residence at the Four Seasons Resort Oʻahu, I was asked to create the artwork for a drink truck, fashioned out the body of a VW bus. If you've been following me for awhile, you know I've been known to ride around in my own vintage VW...

Turtle Bay Resort North Shore Terrazzo Floor Illustration

Turtle Bay Resort, an O’ahu landmark since 1973, re-opened this week after a year-long renovation of nearly every aspect of the hotel experience. Coming out of a difficult year, Turtle Bay's renovation focused on deepening guest's connection to the North Shore's outdoor adventure and rich surf culture.

JuneShine Custom Can Art (Chili Mango & Grapefruit Paloma)

New JuneShine packaging, but make it spicy. JuneShine continues to take the country by storm with they're ever-evolving, endlessly delicious hard kombucha. This summer is no exception. To kick off the season, JuneShine released two new punch-packing flavors that I was fortunate to help illustrate.

Hawaii Theatre Print for Mana Up Broadcast

Through workshops, expert help, and leadership development, Mana Up offers a 12-week accelerator for Hawaii-based businesses to scale. The program culminates in a Product Showcase where graduating companies pitch their business to a crowd of hundreds. This year however, with social distancing in place, the product showcase took on a new format in the form of a global broadcast live from the historic Hawaii Theatre.

Hungry Ear Records 40th Anniversary Print

Hungry Ear Records has been synonymous with vinyl on O‘ahu for 40 years. It is Hawaii's oldest record store which was founded in 1980 in Kailua. As a new generation continues to sling vinyl from their current space in the arts-filled Kakaʻako neighborhood, we collaborated on a limited edition screen print to celebrate this remarkable milestone in honor of the past, present, and future.

Big Island Coffee Roasters Gift Box

If there's one thing that hasn't slowed in 2020, it's coffee consumption. Whether it was figuring out how to pivot and survive when the islands closed to outside visitors or working through the logistics of opening our own brick and mortar store, coffee has been there to fuel us every step of the way. Which made working on this custom illustrated box for Big Island Coffee Roaster's Holiday Gift Set a fitting tribute to the year.

JuneShine Summer Can Art

Nothing says summer like an ice-cold beverage so let's talk can art! If you recall, I've previously had the opportunity to work with the awesome folks at JuneShine on artwork for several of their hard kombucha flavors. Since creating the artwork for Blood Orange Mint and Honey Ginger Lemon, these kombucha brew masters have been busy coming up with new (and incredibly tasty) flavors.