Growing up in Orange County, Marco Almera's artistic career emerged from the Southern California surfing, skateboarding and rock 'n' roll subculture of the late 1980s.

A Southern California native, Almera was inspired by the do-it-yourself style of this subculture, and began by creating his own graphics and fine art.

The artist has many influences and references that show up in his work: the surfing and beach subculture, skateboarding, rock 'n' roll and underground music; the iconic "California Girl", hot rods, iconography and the timeless coastal lifestyle.

Having studied at University of California, Santa Cruz, Almera has spent his career working independently creating t-shirt designs, album covers, rock music posters, commercial graphics and commissioned paintings.

ABC's Wife Swap, the 2013 movie Old School, and the Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino films Grindhouse and Machete have all cleared and used Almera originals, serigraphs and lithographs for set dressings.