I don’t get to paint and draw as much as I used to, so I was happy to donate a little blood, sweat and paint to Project LOOP’s 50/50 Skatepark Fundraiser. The online art auction featured skate decks created by artists, musicians and celebrated skateboarders, with proceeds benefitting the construction of a skatepark in Ruston, LA — giving local kids a safe place skate and hang without being harassed by “the man”.