Sean Kushner is a painter and sober companion who lives in Venice Beach.
We talk about surfing with sharkie-sense, growing up in south Florida, going down the deepest burrow of the rabbit hole, waking up with seizures in ambulances, coming to California and getting sober, getting into social commentary paintings, becoming a sober companion and helping people with substance abuse problems and mental illness, doom and gloom, and why giving is receiving.

www.seankushart.com
IG: @seankush

Also feat. Sean McDonald ( @moltown )

Bue the Warrior is a Belgium-born artist who lives and works in Mexico. We talk about hitting the road and painting all over Europe together, the way things were back in the days, improvisational painting, doing your own thing rather than following trends, why painting tons of small walls is more fun than a handful of big ones, moving to Mexico and opening up a waffle bar and becoming the waffle champ.

IG: @buethewarrior

Nina Minnebo is a painter that lives and works in Belgium. We talk about color as therapy, leaving a cushy graphic design job to start painting again, working with clients, giving paintings what they want, why cars are always male, gangbanging Barbies, working with Union LA, Erewhon, her residency in Bermuda, and power of just asking.

www.ninaminnebo.com
IG: @ninaminnebo

Topo is a traveling tattoo artist. We talk about the nomadic lifestyle, self-publishing, Riso printing, social capital, getting tongue-raped, working with the legendary Lyle Tuttle, psychedelics and bad trips on busses.

IG: @topofoto

Jules Muck is an artist that lives in Venice Beach. We talk about getting started in graffiti, cement legs, the total acceptance of Venice, being obsessed with painting, patrolling walls, growing up in Greece and New York City, being mentored by the legendary Lady Pink, painting cross-country, gentrification issues, pricing work, and fake art reps.

www.julesmuck.com
IG: @muckrock

Regan Jackson is a production designer who lives and works in Los Angeles. We talk about getting lost in the outback, making tea on set, learning as-you-go, hosting the Bong Olympics, working with Spike Jonze, working with 2PAC, why Alan Watts is the man, how he started working with director Hype Williams and the power of asking 'can I think about it?'

www.reganjackson.com
IG: @regansland

Lionel Deluy is an LA-based photographer. We talk about his dog pooping in Johnny Rotten's front yard, growing up in a small village in the South of France, shooting his first fashion magazine covers in Mexico, photographing Angelina Jolie before she was famous, immigrant mentality, his friendship with Gary Oldman, why we should put our IPhones down, and how living the dream in America is a big deal.

Gino Perez is an artist / ex-professional skateboarder that lives and works in Los Angeles. We talk about Highland Park, the dark side, the Golden Era of skateboarding, having Mark Gonzales as a mentor, Mexican UFOs, his upcoming show at the Heritage Museum, kleptomania and being the first beard.

https://www.mexican-ufo.com
IG: @ginoooooooo

Stefan Kleinschuster is a Los Angeles-based oil painter and writer. We talk about alternative venues to show art, not giving up on a painting, vibrational energy, working with clients, the problem with aesthetics, form as a communicant and embracing the unknown.

https://www.stefkleinschuster.com/
IG: @soliandstefan

@teddykelly is a Los Angeles-based artist and designer. We talk about the use of projectors, blue tape, surfing, Mazatlan and time crunches.

https://www.teddykelly.com/
IG: @TeddyKelly