Alvar Sirlin: Surfing Portraits
![Alvar Sirlin illustration detail](https://surftwenty.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/surf-landscape-600x374.jpg)
Alvar Sirlin is a New York illustrator well known for his soccer portraits in Howler Magazine. But he is also a recreational surfer who can be spotted on the beaches of Long Island, N.Y. when the conditions are right. Here is a look at his sketchbook, which serves as a showcase for Alvar’s ability to capture the sport at its most dynamic.
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Kelly Slater
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Kelly Slater
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Kelly Slater
![](http://surftwenty.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/medina-snap-pen.jpg)
Gabriel Medina
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Gabriel Medina
![](http://surftwenty.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/IMG_7114.jpg)
The Unknown Rider
![](http://surftwenty.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/flecther-pen-1.jpg)
Christian Fletcher
![](http://surftwenty.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/flechter-6-663x800.jpg)
Christian Fletcher
![](http://surftwenty.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/flechter-4.jpg)
Christian Fletcher
![](http://surftwenty.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/flechter-3.jpg)
Christian Fletcher
![](http://surftwenty.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/flechter-2.jpg)
Christian Fletcher
![](http://surftwenty.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/curren-cutback-pen.jpg)
Tom Curren
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Tom Curren