Bleau Boards — Fontainebleau Miami Beach

In December 2023, I was commissioned by Fontainebleau Miami Beach to transform three photos of Frank Sinatra into oil paintings on real surfboards. This collaborative project was unveiled as Fontainebleau's primary Art Basel exhibition.

Fontainebleau Miami Beach is undeniably Miami's most iconic hotel, and Frank Sinatra was a frequent guest throughout the hotel's rich history. Frank often performed at Fontainebleau’s La Ronde Supper Club, vacationed at the resort and even filmed the renowned movies, A Hole in the Head, Tony Rome, and Lady in Cement, as well as broadcast four episodes of his TV show, The Frank Sinatra Timex Hour, on property. He is a beloved member of the Fontainebleau legacy. 

This project was unveiled at an event at Fontainebleau's Bleau Bar during Miami Art Week. The results were one eight-foot-tall and two six-feet-tall oil paintings on a not so traditional canvas: fiberglass surfboards!

One of the Bleau Boards lives on property, while another was part of a social media giveaway, and the final was sold for $10,000—all proceeds were donated to the Hawaii Community Foundation, specifically to Maui wildfire relief, sending support from Bleau to Blue.