A native Californian, Cher Pendarvis began with a child’s fascination with art and graduated with a BFA with Highest Honors and Distinction in Art. Her painting and photography reflect the inspiring travels she made with her family around the Pacific Rim-California, Hawaii, the Philippines, Japan, and China, among other places. In addition to land, water and abstract compositions, Cher loves making portraits of people who inspire her. She shoots digital for some of her work, but feels that film affords unique character, intimacy and richness. Shooting with a medium format camera from the 1950s is a meditative, thoughtful process in this age when so much of the digital world is slick, perfect and fast. She loves the rich, organic nature of film and its unique ability to capture light, and her work is exhibited as silver halide prints or archival ink jet prints, depending on the vision. When she’s not shooting photos or painting, you can find her surfing favorite reefs in San Diego, writing or working on surfboards with her husband Steve.
Here is a selection of photographs from near and far. Aloha!
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- Wide view of Skip and an exquisite glider
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- Skip contemplating a beautiful glider
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- Gracefully, Skip draws his wings on a new 12 footer
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- Donald Takayama, at his O’side shaping room
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- Eric “Bird” Huffman and his first Steve Lis Fish at the SHED
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- Steve Pendarvis at his shaping room
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- Ian O’Roarty “In the Light”
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- Shaper Rick Hamon
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- Early light, Ocean Beach
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- Foggy session
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- Steve, afternoon overlook, San Diego
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- Skip with Donna’s new board
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- Daniel Thomson, portrait with his fins
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- Daniel Thomson balancing a favorite board
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- Daniel Thomson “Tomo” templating
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- Heron eye to eye
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- Heron stalking
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- Heron flying
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- Sweet old Apricot Steve Lis Fish in God’s garden
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- Fishy tree 2, favorite balsa and foam rides
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- Sunrise at Tower One, Ocean Beach
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- Leis on May Day in Lihue, Kauai
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- Tunnels sunrise, retreat
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- Makana kai water cruise
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- Turtle rising 5, Tunnels
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- Turtle rising 8, Tunnels reef swim
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- Ferny in Haena, Kauai
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- Resting place, north shore, Kauai
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- Toward Hanakapiai, Kauai retreat adventure
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- Flying in to Sydney, dreamscape water ways
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- New Brighton Hotel, Manly Beach, Sydney
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- Estuary mural at Manly, ecology
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- Sunrise, on the Central Coast, NSW
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- Peilican Pair, on the Central Coast
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- South hemisphere windswell, NSW
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- Beautiful magenta sky in May, New South Wales
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- Short fetch, New South Wales, Oz
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- Surf at the point, New South Wales
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- Moon over New South Wales
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- Michael Thomson dreamscape surf
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- Steve riding John Paul, NSW point
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- Long rides at the point, NSW dreamscape
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- Balsa sections for our fishes, milled, Wailua
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- Chambered balsa Geppyfish rough, Mike Casey, Steve and Cher
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- Dylan Goodale flying at Trestles, NSSA finals
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- Dylan Goodale flying at Trestles, NSSA finals
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- Dylan Goodale speedline at Trestles, NSSA finals
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- Neil Purchase Jr., Andrew Kidman and Scotty Sullivan, Festivus
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- Neil Purchase, Jr., Scotty Sullivan, Andrew Kidman and Chris Evans, Festivus
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- Raquel Emmons soulful viola, Festivus
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- Raquel and Gabe gyspy dancers, Festivus
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- Peter Kenvin rockin Festivus
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- Steve and Danny Hess
All photographs in this gallery are © Cher Pendarvis. For more information about the photos, or to purchase prints, please email: info@pendoflex.com
