PHILADELPHIA - Illustrator Leanne Biank loves how forgiving the oil painting medium is. Armed with a unique style, she set out in the freelance world to get her start in the business. www.leannebiank.com
LOS ANGELES - Artist Kim West felt the pressure to take a traditional career path, but in the end, she could not shake her desire to be an artist. She followed her dreams, and the contemporary art world is better for it.
LOS ANGELES - Painter Noah Fine Art uses his airbrush to spread the gospel, using everything that's happened in his life to influence his work. www.noahfineart.com" www.myspace.com/noahfineart"
SAN FRANCISCO - Vulcan is an amazing graffiti artist, painting walls and collaborating with other artists. See the many colors he's trying to accomplish in this piece. www.vulcandesigns.net
LOS ANGELES - Originally from Staten Island, Rime got into graffiti and went to school for art. Take a walk up the Griffith Park trail and he talks about his art. www.jerseyjoeart.com
SAN FRANCISCO - Ryan Shaffer is an artist based out of San Francisco. He did a gallery at WhiteWalls and is currently a tattoo apprentice. www.ryanscottshaffer.com
CHICAGO - Travis Lampe is an amazing artist that's influenced by old-timey cartoons. Check him out as local shop owners and art enthusiasts review his work. www.travislampe.com
LOS ANGELES - Born and raised in L.A., Toomer is no stranger to the media, law enforcements, nor the walls of L.A. He's a true graffiti artist and has nothing to hide. www.myspace.com/toomerone
LOS ANGELES - Art is no stranger to Latisha Wood. Check her out as she talks about her custom art work on motorcycles, stepping into the tattoo world, and introducing her very own unique custom techniques. www.latishawood.com
LOS ANGELES - We hung out with Natalia Fabia in her studio where she was doing a photo shoot for a painting. She also had a solo gallery at the Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City. www.nataliafabia.com
LOS ANGELES - Harley-Davidson and 11 amazing artists, including Alex Pardee, Shawn Barber, Bob Dob, and many more, painted rebel-themed gas tanks for charity at the Robert Berman Gallery. www.robertbermangallery.com www.harley-davidson.com
CHICAGO - EWOK's mom would always have to hide her pens and pencils cause he'd be drawing on any and every paper material available. Check out his video as he talks about how he was introduced to graffiti, getting back to oil painting, and the crew and artists that have inspired him. www.knowngallery.com
SAN FRANCISCO - Check out Mars-1 at his secured studio where he paints and sculpts rough sketches and loose drawings. For more of his artwork, check out his website: www.mars-1.com
LOS ANGELES - Big Gus has been tattooing since he was 14, which blessed him to travel around the world and win awards for his art work. Check him out as he shows us some of his paintings and tattooing. www.myspace.com/dementedimage
LOS ANGELES - Evol One is not only a graffiti artist, he's also an animator in fine arts. Come chill with him in Central L.A. as he talks about the graffiti movement and how he got started. www.myspace.com/samirski
SAN FRANCISCO - Alex Pardee is an amazing artist that's done art work for clients, such as The Used, and is currently working with Warner Bros. on an animated series called, Chadam. Don't forget to check out his new clothing line, Zerofriends. www.hurley.com/treeplewww.zerofriends.com
LOS ANGELES - Hang out with motorcycle builder / artist, Roland Sands, in his studio as he has some of the top of the line artists spray a couple backgrounds for their photoshoot with models Rachel Sterling and Justene Jaro, with Estevan Oriol taking photos. www.rolandsands.com www.rachelsterling.net www.justenejaro.com
SAN FRANCISCO - Live in color with Chor Boogie and he explains his interpretation of art and color theory and the room he painted at the famous Hotel Des Arts. www.chorboogie.com
LOS ANGELES - Born in Puerto Rico and raised in Houston, Dan Quinones talks about his amazing artwork and defines what an artist is. www.poabstyle.com www.poabdesigns.com
SAN FRANCISCO - Graff head Sam Flores brings a street inspiration to tremendous fine art. He is proof that the self taught artist can thrive. A former skater, he now brings a wonderful since of color to the world. Listen to him explain his process and talk about his collaboration with VIMBY friend, Roland Sands.
www.samflores.com