Location 1980 Podcast

2025 in Review

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:00:00 GMT

Introducing the Total Orbit Documentation System,™ likely the world's first complete rotary interview apparatus deployed in such a manner. Our immersive, gyratory video capture facility is fully designed and fabricated in-house resulting in a pioneering full-circle experience engine that is not state of the art: it redefines the art. This absolute whirligig platform makes its world premiere with Season 4 of the Location 1980 Gallery & Studio Podcast. After surviving a wild year the studio stands tall, locked & loaded for a thrilling 2026, kicking off immediately with Napa & Michelle's FRACTURE & FORM on February 21st. For the first time ever, we have taken our pod taping beyond the borders and into a new world: 1984. Catch the guys as they say say good riddance to 2025, find fondness for its good parts, and welcome 2026 with open arms - with a never before seen perspective. We're glad you're listening, but trust us: you want the video for this one.

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Fortune co-founded Location 1980 over fifteen years ago and practices his own form of impressionism, with a special passion for plein air painting.

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Ringman has been an artist at Location 1980 for over five years and enjoys communicating through humor in art, with his primary media being neon and steel

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A Life Lived in Many Media - Alicia Long

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 17:24:26 GMT

From musical theater spotlights to sculpture studios, and behind the camera lens - nothing is off limits to Alicia. In this conversation, we explore how a life steeped in art, design, and performance fuels her boundless energy and ever-expanding body of work.

Alicia's Links

Insta: AliciaLongPhotography

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Fortune co-founded Location 1980 over thirteen years ago and practices his own form of impressionism, with a special passion for plein air painting.

https://www.jessefortune.com

Insta: fortuneartist

Ringman has been an artist at Location 1980 for over four years and enjoys communicating through humor in art, with his primary media being neon and steel

https://www.eriktclayton.com

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By Flesh and Wall: The Relentless Drive to Make Art with Nick Stiles

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:51:52 GMT

Tonight the guys sit down with Nick Stiles, a longtime enthusiast and participant at the studio. Nick is an immensely skilled painter who works strongly in the domains of fantasy, darkness, and imagination. Especially notable is his talent with the figure, long understood as the pinnacle of practice in art: training to render the human form trains one to render anything. He also has several large, public murals to his credit, and recently gave a four-part figure drawing course here at Location 1980.

Nick's Links

Nick Stiles Art

Insta: NickStilesArt

https://www.location1980gallery.com

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Fortune co-founded Location 1980 over thirteen years ago and practices his own form of impressionism, with a special passion for plein air painting.

https://www.jessefortune.com

Insta: fortuneartist

Ringman has been an artist at Location 1980 for over four years and enjoys communicating through humor in art, with his primary media being neon and steel

https://www.eriktclayton.com

Insta: erik.t.clayton

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Scholar to Studio: Academic Turned Artist with Dr. Bridget R. Cooks

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 02:55:56 GMT

Tonight's guest Dr. Bridget R. Cooks is the most well-read person we've had on the show. With a Ph.D. in Art History, Visual and Cultural Studies, she is a published author, has written in dozens of exhibition catalogues and academic journals, and has curated numerous exhibitions around the country. But these are only a few of the credentials, stories, and accomplishments in her name: to list everything we talk about in this episode would be impossible. And presently, she's stepping across the aisle, picking up the brush and becoming a visual artist herself. We only dipped our toes in the pool and can't wait to have her back - tune in to one of our most articulate episodes yet

Dr. Bridget R. Cooks:

https://www.bridgetrcooks.net/

https://www.location1980gallery.com

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Fortune co-founded Location 1980 over thirteen years ago and practices his own form of impressionism, with a special passion for plein air painting.

https://www.jessefortune.com

Insta: fortuneartist

Ringman has been an artist at Location 1980 for over four years and enjoys communicating through humor in art, with his primary media being neon and steel

https://www.eriktclayton.com

Insta: erik.t.clayton

"Spill the Wine" closing credits cover by Christian Gillmann

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Spec Scripts and Shifting Sands: A Screenwriter's Climb with Ed Dutcher

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 18:10:00 GMT

Tonight the duo hosts Ed Dutcher, a screenwriter with numerous irons in the fire - something they learn is necessary if you're going to make it as an unknown in Hollywood. The glamour is real, and so is the uphill battle atop moving ground. With experience amongst the many disciplines of cinema, including producing, Ed is focused on screenwriting and tells us the skills - many internal attitude choices and grit - that it takes to succeed as an artist in the unique industry that is Hollywood.

Ed Dutcher: IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10489430/

insta: ddaddydutcher

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Fortune co-founded Location 1980 over thirteen years ago and practices his own form of impressionism, with a special passion for plein air painting.

https://www.jessefortune.com

Insta: fortuneartist

Ringman has been an artist at Location 1980 for over four years and enjoys communicating through humor in art, with his primary media being neon and steel

https://www.eriktclayton.com

Insta: erik.t.clayton

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Paint Beyond the Picture - Scott Ludwig

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 08:00:00 GMT

Tonight's guest, Scott Ludwig, has been in the game for some thirty years. To simply address his works as "abstract" would be to miss the deeper layers of process that go on. Beyond depicting designed scenes, Scott's work experiments with the very medium itself: he has an intimate understanding of viscosities, transparencies, and intermixabilities of various pigments and carriers. What's more, he never stops experimenting and moving forward. Listen in to see how he keeps his engagement with art - as both a producer and an enjoyer - constantly fresh.

To get in touch with Scott Ludwig, please contact Location 1980 below.

https://www.location1980gallery.com

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Fortune co-founded Location 1980 over thirteen years ago and practices his own form of impressionism, with a special passion for plein air painting.

https://www.jessefortune.com

Insta: fortuneartist

Ringman has been an artist at Location 1980 for over four years and enjoys communicating through humor in art, with his primary media being neon and steel

https://www.eriktclayton.com

Insta: erik.t.clayton

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The Meandering Path with Dan Felchner

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 23:36:40 GMT

The guys sit down with Daniel Felchner, multidisciplinarian, muralist, liquid light practitioner, and outdoorsman, and discuss the shifting, emergent path that artists find themselves traveling. As always, our journey is truly the destination. Introducing some new segments, get ready with the first interview of the 2025 season.

Dan insta: https://www.instagram.com/dosaega.creative

https://www.location1980gallery.com

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Fortune co-founded Location 1980 over thirteen years ago and practices his own form of impressionism, with a special passion for plein air painting.

https://www.jessefortune.com

Insta: fortuneartist

Ringman has been an artist at Location 1980 for over four years and enjoys communicating through humor in art, with his primary media being neon and steel

https://www.eriktclayton.com

Insta: erik.t.clayton

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2024 in Review

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 15:42:43 GMT

The guys do the annual Year in Review episode, looking at the triumphs and tribulations of last year while also what's exciting in 2025. It's been a year of great change at the gallery, especially in the last few months. But if there's any consistent theme at Location 1980, it's adaptability & rising to challenges. Pop some champagne and tune in!

https://www.location1980gallery.com

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Fortune co-founded Location 1980 over thirteen years ago and practices his own form of impressionism, with a special passion for plein air painting.

https://www.jessefortune.com

Insta: fortuneartist

Ringman has been an artist at Location 1980 for over five years and enjoys communicating through humor in art, with his primary media being neon and steel

https://www.eriktclayton.com

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From Corporate to Creator: Natasha Patel's Bold Art Evolution

Mon, 28 Oct 2024 07:00:48 GMT

After doing time as an employee, Natasha realized no path to success lay there: the only option is to take the reins in your own hands and chart a novel course. She produced flow art for a while that was a pleasing initial step into creative endeavours, and she experienced marketability, but felt undifferentiated from the hordes of other artists doing the same thing. Inspiration would be found on a trip to the motherland, India - Natasha is a first generation American - and her focus has honed. New works feature rich colours and architectural influences of India's timeless legacy. Her time in the corporate world wasn't for naught though, as she brings a keen awareness for customer funnel, networking, and long term strategy alongside the actual production of artpieces.

Natasha

https://www.napagogoart.com

insta: napa.gogo.art

https://www.location1980gallery.com

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Fortune co-founded Location 1980 over thirteen years ago and practices his own form of impressionism, with a special passion for plein air painting.

https://www.jessefortune.com

Insta: fortuneartist

Ringman has been an artist at Location 1980 for over four years and enjoys communicating through humor in art, with his primary media being neon and steel

https://www.eriktclayton.com

Insta: erik.t.clayton

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Common Threads: Cultural Connection Via Film, Music, and Beer

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 07:00:04 GMT

Get ready for a banger: Rishi is a broadly talented artist with a litany of tales to share, and we only touch a segment of his life story on today's episode. From a childhood in Queens, NY, back and forth to ports in America and beyond, ultimately to So. Cal. he specializes in the motion picture arts, all things disc jockey, though above all he is an artist of human interconnection. Join us to hear about how one makes their way in the thick world of New York creatives, and discover how one finds their place in the world by listening to as much of its music as possible.

Rishi:

Insta: rishi.commonthreads

www.shadypinesradio.com

https://www.location1980gallery.com

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Fortune co-founded Location 1980 over thirteen years ago and practices his own form of impressionism, with a special passion for plein air painting.

https://www.jessefortune.com

Insta: fortuneartist

Ringman has been an artist at Location 1980 for over four years and enjoys communicating through humor in art, with his primary media being neon and steel

https://www.eriktclayton.com

Insta: erik.t.clayton

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Bass Beyond Borders: DJ Reign

Mon, 14 Oct 2024 17:47:55 GMT

Today we sit down with Reign Maka, who months away from his thirtieth birthday is already traveling the world for shows and events. Closer to his SoCal home, he is helping to launch a new desert event - The Chronic of Gnarnia.

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From Muse to Master: An Angel Purging the Dæmons - Katya

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 14:10:55 GMT

Katya began practicing art later in life, first modeling for figure drawing sessions and then attending as well. Eventually pursuing a full studio practice, she elevated to a level of fantastically expressive work in a very short time. Much of her work focuses on figures and bodies that are highly distorted and exaggerated, often portraying dark, anxious, and uncomfortable themes such as isolation, anxiety, and the sense of performance in daily life. In a Jungian way, by not hiding from the darkness she is able to move with light.

Katya:

https://www.chasethesunlight.com

Insta: chasethesunlight

Fortune co-founded Location 1980 over thirteen years ago and practices his own form of impressionism, with a special passion for plein air painting.

https://www.jessefortune.com

Insta: fortuneartist

Ringman has been an artist at Location 1980 for over four years and enjoys communicating through humor in art, with his primary media being neon and steel

https://www.eriktclayton.com

Insta: erik.t.clayton

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The Art of Defying Expectations: Stephanie Snee - Location 1980 Podcast

Wed, 24 Jul 2024 13:43:30 GMT

Maneuvering multiple styles and media, Stephanie is a versatile creative both in and out of the studio. In our last four episodes we interviewed various artists from our F.eminine U.ndertones show; now meet its gallerist & curator (who is herself hanging in the show as well). Making artwork is only one part of the game - exhibition is another, as is managing the rest of life along the way.

F.eminine U.ndertones is on display at Location 1980 through the closing reception June 26th.

Stephanie

https://daydreamtesserae.com/

https://www.instagram.com/sneeink

https://www.location1980gallery.com

https://www.instagram.com/location1980

Fortune co-founded Location 1980 over thirteen years ago and practices his own form of impressionism, with a special passion for plein air painting.

https://www.jessefortune.com

https://www.instagram.com/fortuneartist

Ringman has been an artist at Location 1980 for over four years and enjoys communicating through humor in art, with his primary media being neon and steel

https://www.eriktclayton.com

https://www.instagram.com/erik.t.clayton

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Scholar to Creator: The Art of Making Artists with Amy Kells

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 07:00:51 GMT

Amy Kells is one of 1980's longest running artists and an unfiltered, wide-open-throttle creative to her core. Believing that all people possess an artistic drive from birth, she never saw herself going that direction as a child. But a combination of skill, fortunate intervention, and having tested alternative waters eventually led her to pivot halfway through school from academia to a fine arts degree. Whether it's her own practice, nurturing the education of the next generation of art students, coordinating artists for live painting events, showcasing her skills to stoke the crowd, or leading art workshops, Amy lives her philosophy: "I don't make art so much as I make artists."

https://www.amykells.com

insta: amykells

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Fortune co-founded Location 1980 over thirteen years ago and practices his own form of impressionism, with a special passion for plein air painting.

https://www.jessefortune.com

Insta: fortuneartist

Ringman has been an artist at Location 1980 for over four years and enjoys communicating through humor in art, with his primary media being neon and steel

https://www.eriktclayton.com

Insta: erik.t.clayton

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Decades of Innovation with Friends and Pioneers

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 21:29:27 GMT

Nancy Anderson and Ruth Geller have been longtime friends of the studio, and have the types of art careers we love to feature: they have both practiced art consistently for decades, evolving through styles and media as mastery of one led to the search for new challenges. Having participated in exhibitions, won awards, and moved around the country, neither seeks the art "scene" so talked about by laymen and portrayed endlessly in Hollywood. You may be standing next to a great artist in the grocery store, and not even know it.

Nancy Anderson: https://www.nancyandersonart.com

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Ruth Geller:

insta: ruthgeller77

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Fortune co-founded Location 1980 over thirteen years ago and practices his own form of impressionism, with a special passion for plein air painting.

https://www.jessefortune.com

Insta: fortuneartist

Ringman has been an artist at Location 1980 for over four years and enjoys communicating through humor in art, with his primary media being neon and steel

https://www.eriktclayton.com

Insta: erik.t.clayton

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Art on the Edge: Tales from Punk Rock Renaissance Woman Jackie Danger

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 14:00:23 GMT

Having lived all throughout the USA's west coast and a span in Oz, she has traversed the highs of sold out exhibitions and the lows of residing in garages clandestinely. The art world is one that will by turns exalt you and kick you in the chin, and few embody the will to take a lickin' and keep on tickin' with the same humor and aplomb as Jackie Danger.

https://www.jackiedanger.com

insta: jackie.danger.art

https://www.location1980gallery.com

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Fortune co-founded Location 1980 over thirteen years ago and practices his own form of impressionism, with a special passion for plein air painting.

https://www.jessefortune.com

Insta: fortuneartist

Ringman has been an artist at Location 1980 for over four years and enjoys communicating through humor in art, with his primary media being neon and steel

https://www.eriktclayton.com

Insta: erik.t.clayton

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Secrets from the Fantasy Fun Farm of Tracey Moloney

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 14:15:03 GMT

Hailing from New York, cutting her teeth in San Francisco, and making SoCal her home, Tracey’s art practice includes large scale murals, traditional fine art painting, and gallery operation. After schooling in graphic design, she decided to go into art production for herself and never stepped foot in an ad agency. She continues to this day, with an approach to life that focuses on simple substance rather than the complex superficiality that is so commonly found in the world. If you want to work with her, don’t send a text – get on the horn and have a conversation!

http://www.myartandsoul.net/

https://www.location1980gallery.com

Insta: location1980

Fortune co-founded Location 1980 over thirteen years ago and practices his own form of impressionism, with a special passion for plein air painting.

https://www.jessefortune.com

Insta: fortuneartist

Ringman has been an artist at Location 1980 for over four years and enjoys communicating through humor in art, with his primary media being neon and steel

https://www.eriktclayton.com

Insta: erik.t.clayton

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Hippie Heart and Business Mind: Corey Clark

Thu, 23 May 2024 23:28:24 GMT

Corey swooped in, hosted a solo show less than a year later, then moved out of 1980 for the beautiful vastness of Joshua Tree, where he exchanged his paints for glass. A successful solo operator, he consistently drives himself to up his game by working with other artists and taking classes from innovators in the cutting edge world of glass. Hear about collaborations, invention, and generating an art practice that works from Corey Clark a.k.a. Corki

https://www.corkisdesigns.com/

Insta: corkisportal

https://www.location1980gallery.com

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Fortune co-founded Location 1980 over thirteen years ago and practices his own form of impressionism, with a special passion for plein air painting.

https://www.jessefortune.com

Insta: fortuneartist

Ringman has been an artist at Location 1980 for over three years and enjoys communicating through humor in art, with his primary media being neon and steel

https://www.eriktclayton.com

Insta: erik.t.clayton

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Extreme Adventures with a Maverick Artist

Mon, 13 May 2024 22:58:59 GMT

Today the guys chat with an old friend of Location 1980, Bert Esenherz. He was doing out-of-the-box feats that cannot be classified as performance art, comedy, or improv alone, decades before broadband and social media made this kind of thing commonplace. Many of his events are truly art for art's sake, and evidence mastery of the art of living: that is to say, demonstrating (and testing) just how far this thing called life can be taken. This is all, of course, in addition to his skills as a painter, set builder, producer, and videographer. Bert tells his stories so casually, it's almost easy to miss how extraordinary they are! One of the pod's wildest guests so far.

Only a sliver of his exploits are covered in this episode, check out his website for more.

Bert Esenherz

https://esenherz.com/

Saatchi: https://www.saatchiart.com/esenherz

https://www.instagram.com/esenherz

https://www.location1980gallery.com

https://www.instagram.com/location1980

Fortune co-founded Location 1980 over thirteen years ago and practices his own form of impressionism, with a special passion for plein air painting.

https://www.jessefortune.com

https://www.instagram.com/fortuneartist

Ringman has been an artist at Location 1980 for over three years and enjoys communicating through humor in art, with his primary media being neon and steel.

https://www.eriktclayton.com

https://www.instagram.com/eriktclayton

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Mastering the Muse

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 08:00:59 GMT

Victori Violet traverses many worlds with a sly grin, doing expressive performance on a professional level along the way. From Austin, Texas to the Southland she literally learned to dance by playing with fire, has strong ties in the clown community, interprets words & music for deaf people, and has elevated art modeling to an educational profession. The guys chat with Victori, longtime 1980 friend and participant in Lauren Kilb's LENS Burning Man artpiece (see episode 2), about the journey, training everyday people to model like pros, and making a living out of your passion

Victori Violet: https://www.instagram.com/victoriviolet/

Her company Expressive Entertainers: https://www.instagram.com/expressive.entertainers/

Location 1980: www.location1980gallery.com

www.instagram.com/location1980

Jesse Fortune: www.jessefortune.com

www.instagram.com/fortuneartist

Erik Ringman: www.eriktclayton.com

www.instagram.com/erik.t.clayton

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Holographic Horizons

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 18:12:09 GMT

In this episode the guys chat with Jim Trolinger whose résumé read longer than a CVS receipt. He has made artwork since childhood, and pursued a degree in engineering physics, ascending to doctorate level at a prime time to be amongst the nascent holographers of the world. He eventually founded his own holography company, Metrolaser, and along the way has never stopped making art. He calls it a way of staying calm and sharp. With Location 1980 since the start, Jim has spearheaded many plein air painting adventures to unique desert locations, created some inventive multimedia figure drawing workshops, and helped us publish detailed books chronicling these endeavours and the work that goes into them

Jim's Website: http://www.worldsworsttourist.com/

Location 1980: www.location1980gallery.com

www.instagram.com/location1980

Jesse Fortune: www.jessefortune.com

www.instagram.com/fortuneartist

Erik Ringman: www.eriktclayton.com

www.instagram.com/erik.t.clayton

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Unveiling Artist's Secrets

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 17:00:52 GMT

The guys are back after a a major hiatus, and the first order of business is where they've been all year. The answer? Numerous gallery events, expansion of the studio, and another trip to That Thing in the Desert - just to name a few. A trip to the top is always a spiral route, and this year set us at Location 1980 up for an explosive 2024.

Jesse Fortune

@fortuneartist

www.jessefortune.com

Erik Ringman

@erik.t.clayton

www.erik.t.clayton.com

Location 1980 Gallery and Studios

@location1980

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Interactive, Reflective, and BIG Art with Lauren Kilb

Wed, 04 Oct 2023 05:01:27 GMT

In this episode the guys sit down with Lauren Kilb, longtime Location 1980 artist whose specialty is interactive art: pieces that once built, are only truly complete when the audience participates in what the piece has set up. In this way, the piece is not a static thing but a context for a conversation to take place between participants and artist, or participants and each other. Those who engage with the piece are elevated from mere spectators and become creators themselves. They have involvement and essentially choice rather than detached viewership. The piece gains an infinity, because the experience of it is as endlessly varietal as the people who engage with it, and simultaneously a deep personality as each person's involvement make their experience inimitably their own.

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@location1980

Lauren Kilb has traveled the world and created large-scale, interactive art pieces including at the black rock playa for Burning Man. She and her husband were artists in residence at 1980 for five years.

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Fortune co-founded Location 1980 over thirteen years ago and practices his own form of impressionism, with a special passion for plein air painting.

https://jessefortune.com/

insta: fortuneartist

Ringman has been an artist at Location 1980 for over three years and enjoys communicating through humor in art, with his primary media being neon and steel.

www.eriktclayton.com

insta: erik.t.clayton

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Brief History of OC's Best Kept Secret

Fri, 28 Jul 2023 06:34:40 GMT

Hosts Jesse Fortune and Erik Ringman introduce the world to Location 1980, an art collective with a decade plus history hidden in the center of Orange County, California. "The last four letters of artwork, aren't play," says Fortune, weaving together a rigorous, get-it-done discipline and a flowing, felt creativity. They illuminate a thin slice of the enormous history here, where countless events have been thrown, hundreds of artists from around the globe have ushered through, and one of the Southland's longest continuous figure drawing workshops is still hosted.

www.location1980gallery.com

www.instagram.com/location1980

Fortune co-founded Location 1980 over thirteen years ago and practices his own form of impressionism, with a special passion for plein air painting.

www.jessefortune.com

www.instagram.com/fortuneartist

Ringman has been an artist at Location 1980 for over three years and enjoys communicating through humor in art, with his primary media being neon and steel.

www.eriktclayton.com

www.instagram.com/erik.t.clayton

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