Martyn Worthington

Martyn Worthington is Australia's best known surfboard artist.

Worthington started his career spray painting boards part time at Hot Buttered surfboards on the northern beaches in Sydney during the raly 1970s. A surfer, he also worked at Channel 9 as a set designer and scenic artist. It would not be until a decade later that he would work as an artist full time.

Worthington's work is generally freehand and ocean themed. He noted "I like the art to enhance the board’s shape with an emphasis on colour and light.about making art that belongs in or near the ocean – it’s certainly not just putting pictures on boards. The art has to belong to the function and lines of the board that help to make surfing a rhythmic dance."