Summary: “SQUEEZE THE TRIGGER AND PAINT COMES OUT…” <br> <br> <br> The Gearheads have some cool friends and colleagues, and all have some superhuman talent, making our relationships that much more incredible. <a href="https://www.aalvarezdesign.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Art Alvarez</a> is one of those gifted people, and the gang finally found a few minutes where schedules aligned, and we get the full Art school treatment. One of the pioneers of the early-1980’s airbrush movement, Art Alvarez forged a path and a name for himself by pushing to learn the airbrush after seeing one in action at a car show. From there, it’s a legendary rise through the ranks, touring with <a href="https://roundsixpod.com/2018/05/25/episode-eleven-carson-lev/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ed Roth</a>. Where some may have been satisfied at that, Art continued, landing a gig at Disney, drawing custom big rigs, rendering amazing cars, illustrating children’s books and traveling the world as a Fine Artist. Oh, and that’s just a part of the story.<br> <br> <br> THINGS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:<br> <br> * It all starts with a love for cars and drawing in class<br> * Art’s brother’s ’55 Chevy Gasser<br> * Managing a Foot Locker leads to a career with an airbrush<br> * Growing up in San Ynez and <a href="https://roundsixpod.com/2018/07/27/sixteen-minutes-to-solvang-chip-foose/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Solvang</a><br> * Learning the airbrush on his own<br> * The venerable Paasche Model H<br> * Earning a living with the aibrush– Moving back home– Making it big at the La Mirada Swap Meet<br> * A chance meeting with Ed Roth– Touring with Ed<br> * A portrait of Jackie Gleason opens the door to <a href="https://roundsixpod.com/2017/05/19/stripiest-place-earth/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Disney</a>– Working on backgrounds for Beauty and the Beast– Learning how to brush paint<br> * Working with Badger to develop the Crescendo<br> * Rehabbing rides like Pirates of the Caribbean<br> * Using a dagger brush for all manners of line work<br> * Building a portfolio between the Disneyland gig and working as Eddie Young’s apprentice<br> * Getting a foot in the door by being driven<br> * Making the shift to digital<br> <br> PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSOR<br> We are proud to have this episode brought to you by Trailer Tug. Please visit their website to learn more at <a href="https://trailertug.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TrailerTug.com</a><br> Round Six Podcast listeners get 10% off by mentioning the podcast when ordering by phone, or by entering “round six” in the discount code box at checkout on the website.<br> <a href="https://trailertug.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>
