Thanks Opie for the awesome Oak Tree!

Opie Ortiz is an American artist specializing in tattoos, pop art and murals. Ortiz is most well known for his art featured on Sublime album covers. Bending Oaks contacted Opie in the Spring of 2008 and asked him to paint some art for the school that represented our history and passions. Look carefully at the branches, as they contain a few messages.

Who is Opie?

Opie Ortiz is an American artist specializing in tattoos, pop art and murals. Ortiz is most well known for his art featured on Sublime album covers. Murals painted by Ortiz can be found in and around Long Beach California as well as Sunset Beach, which is the location of American Beauty Tattoo Parlor, which Opie owns. Ortiz was also responsible for the "Sublime" tattoo across Bradley Nowell's upper back, which appeared on the cover of the multi-platinum self titled album Sublime, along with the flower art covering the front of the CD. 

Opie also created the burning sun on the cover of 40 Oz. to Freedom, the cover artwork for Second-Hand Smoke, 1997's Doin' Time EP, as well as the Everything Under The Sun box set. Ortiz himself appeared on the cover of Sublime's 1994 release, Robbin' The Hood. He has also been a member of the bands Long Beach Dub Allstars and Dubcat.

Want to learn more about Opie? 
Visit http://opieortiz.com/