James Owens: Milking the Cash Teats
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“IN A WORLD…”
James Owens drops into The Round Six Experience at the 70th Grand National Roadster Show, and talks art, acting, cars and the mysteries of the mighty (and oft-misunderstood) Gaffer.
In what quickly became our most quotable episode ever, things immediately slide waaaayyy off of the rails, and from there is an on-the-rails/off-the-rails adventure. From early days in art school and school plays to working with A-list studios, James has had a diverse and creatively-fueled career that beautifully paved a path to his present. Follow along, and get an uncensored look at forging a career path in both Hollywood and automotive art.
THINGS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:
- The mysterious career activities of the Gaffer
- Jim’s hat
- Alternate-dimension Chip Foose biopic
- Things go all Maury Povich
- “We’re definitely using some of that”
- “Feign happiness”
- Lay pigment and get paid
- Founding of the Brush Bastards
- The thunder of Doc Marten boots, the pitter-patter of Vans and the squeak of Converse All-Stars
- “Stomp’s less-intelligent cousin, Mosey“
- James Owens: the Switzerland of the podcast
- Painting or acting
- Jim on the move to Eastern Tennessee
- From advertising to acting
– Making an agent money prior to ever meeting them - From the Dad in a Dollywood commercial to the Sultan of Sable
– Brian proposes a disastrous ten-year commercial cast reunion project - Navigating the LA/So-Cal acting and automotive art worlds
– Where the real money is in acting - How you can help a fellow artist
- James’ first commission, Speed Demon
- “Name that car”
- Center for Creative Studies
- “I spent my twenties marker high“
– Honing art skills with markers - A flood of puns and double-entendres
- A sexually-induced stupor
- The genesis of Car Noir
– Telling a story in the art - Avoiding predictability
- Knowing when to pull the plug on a piece
- Brian proposes “Frankencanvas,” the ultimate cast-off art show
- The magic of Fordite
– Mechanical dentures meet Fine Art - The creative process
- “Let’s see you act your way out of this, Funny Man”
- Jim’s Hudson Pacemaker
- ATM mogul
- “Neckwear Bouillabaisse”
- Things get… “furry”
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