“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:

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• 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 predictabiity
  
• 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"