Drew Brophy
One thing we hope to get across to young artists out there reading FIND is that following your passion can really pay off. If you love skateboarding, paint skateboards. If you like to surf, paint waves… it definitely worked for San Clemente artist Drew Brophy. We wanted to FIND out how he did it, so...
Thomas Pendelton
Thomas Pendelton didn’t go to a fancy art school. He doesn’t collect his own artwork. In fact, he doesn’t do a lot of the stuff most working artists do, but what he does do, is work 12 hour days, seven days a week to keep the dream of being an artist alive. And it’s this...
Michael Pukac
DAFIND – Found Artist Defined When did you realize that you can make money from your art? “As a kid, in fourth grade, I sold drawings of nudies to the older kids on the school bus for 50¢.†If you haven’t heard of artist Michael Pukac, trust me, you will. Covered in paint and grinning...
Edward Frausto
Found Artist Defined Take us back to your earliest beginnings as an artist? I was eight years old. It was right around the time Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle-mania was sweeping the nation and they had just released the more realistic-articulated-rubber movie versions. I snagged as many as 20 bucks could buy me. I had about...
Mear One
My Adventures Up and Down the Ladder Mear One is a true artist – exceptionally skilled, incredibly intelligent, totally unique, and absolutely devoted to his craft. His murals and graffiti pieces have made him world-renowned. As a graffiti artist, his work goes far beyond the typical graffiti art that we see on bridges and street...
MASTERFIND Rick Rietveld & Phil Roberts
If the human brain was a muscle, these guys would be Mega Athletes! Rietveld and Roberts are bonafide Art Masters who did it the old fashioned way: they stayed in school, studied a lot, and never stopped drawing. Their friendship goes back 30 years to the early days of the surf industry. It’s where they...
FIND Art Magazine
WELCOME to this FIND thing you’ve just found. It’s a treasure, really. An Art Show Mag focused on showcasing undiscovered talent for everyone to see, complete with 5X7 frame-ready artwork. We at FIND are Workin’ towards a tighter art community. Workin‘ for change. In a down economy, it’s the artist who never stops drawing. It’s...
