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Hello my name is Kristian and I live in a van. I explore the world and record conversations with artists, educators, business people, and friends. This podcast is a record of my journey around the United States in my 2001 Ford E-150 Cargo van. It is meant to be raw and as unedited as possible.
Episodes
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Tiffanie is a fine artist, illustrator, and educator living in Southern California. She's known for her work as a fine artist, and for her work on the film Loving Vincent.
In this episode we talk about her experience becoming an artist and how we both define the idea of success.
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Stan is a fine artist, art instructor and entrepreneur living in San Diego. He is known for his Youtube channel, Proko, where he has taught academic art to millions of people. Stan has been a been one of my mentors for the past few years and one of my biggest inspirations for creating a Youtube channel and for being a creative person. I first met Stan through Marshall Vandruff, and from there I have gone out of my way to spend time around him. In this episode we talk about facing fears, how to build a Youtube channel, dealing with success, and staying consistent.
Follow Stan:
https://www.youtube.com/c/ProkoTV
https://www.instagram.com/stanprokope...
Follow Ahmed / Find Med's Map:
https://www.youtube.com/c/AhmedAldoori
https://www.instagram.com/ahmedaldoor...
https://medsmap.mykajabi.com/landing-...
Follow me:
https://www.proko.com/profile/Kristian
https://www.instagram.com/kristiansknees
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Ahmed Aldoori and Sinix are artists and art educators. In this episode we talk about the purpose of art in our lives, and going on adventures. We had some unexpected guests join us as well. They're a married couple who spent 10 years hitch hiking around Africa.
Follow Sinus:
https://www.youtube.com/user/sinixdesign/
https://www.instagram.com/sinixdesign/
Follow Ahmed:
https://www.instagram.com/ahmedaldoori_art/
https://www.youtube.com/c/AhmedAldoori
Follow me:
https://www.instagram.com/kristiansknees/
https://www.proko.com/profile/kristian
https://www.patreon.com/KristianNee
#art #painting #drawing #business #podcast
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Erik is an illustrator, and educator living in San Diego. I met Erik while I was attending the Watts Atelier in Encinitas. He's known for his work as an illustrator on Magic the Gathering, Hearthstone, TOR, Marvel, DC and many more. I first learned about his work at LACMA when he was featured in Guillermo del Toro's personal art collection. Erik has been one of my primary mentors, and has been an inspiration for several years. In this episode we talk about his perseverance trying to be an artist, and what it takes to do something truly great.
Follow Erik: https://www.instagram.com/e.m.gist/
https://www.instagram.com/erik_m_gist/
Follow me:
https://www.proko.com/profile/Kristian
https://www.instagram.com/kristiansknees
https://www.patreon.com/KristianNee
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Zac is an artist, and educator living in LA. He's known for his work on movies like Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse, Raya and the Last Dragon, and Invincible. In this episode we talk about why it's important to have big goals, and why exercising is important.
Follow Zac:
https://www.instagram.com/zacretz/
https://twitter.com/ZacDRetz?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
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https://www.proko.com/profile/Kristian
https://www.instagram.com/kristiansknees
https://www.patreon.com/KristianNee
#art #vanlife #podcast #education
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Morgan is a fine art Western painter living in Southern California. In this episode we talk about why it's important to trust yourself, dealing with failure, god, the pursuit of money, and how much he wants to redesign my van. If you ever meet him, ask about the gorilla suit
Follow Morgan:
https://www.facebook.com/morgan.weistling.3 https://www.instagram.com/weistling/
https://www.morganweistling.com
Follow me:
https://www.proko.com/profile/Kristian
https://www.instagram.com/kristiansknees
https://www.patreon.com/KristianNee
#art #vanlife #podcast #education #painting
Wednesday Dec 29, 2021
Wednesday Dec 29, 2021
Bradwynn is a fine artist, and instructor from Southern California. In this episode we talk about his time working as a pharmacist while building his YouTube channel on the side. We go through the struggles of imposter syndrome, and how to get through them.
Follow Bradwynn:
https://www.youtube.com/c/BradwynnJones
https://bradwynn.gumroad.com/l/DDkuL
https://www.instagram.com/bradolani/
Follow me:
https://www.proko.com/profile/Kristian
https://www.instagram.com/kristiansknees
Sunday Dec 26, 2021
Sunday Dec 26, 2021
Marshall is an educator, and artist in in Southern California. He has had a hand in teaching many of my favorite artists and has had a profound effect on my own education. In this episode we talk about why it's important to pursue your best work.
Follow Marshall:
https://www.marshallart.com/HOME/
https://www.youtube.com/c/MarshallVan...
https://www.proko.com/profile/marshal...
Follow me:
https://www.proko.com/profile/Kristian
https://www.instagram.com/kristiansknees
Tuesday Dec 07, 2021
Tuesday Dec 07, 2021
Tj is an artist, designer, developer, and cool guy working at Riot games. In this episode we talk about his journey going from making tacos in Pheonix, to working in games as an artist.
Follow TJ:
https://www.artstation.com/geistrock https://www.instagram.com/geist.rock....
Follow me:
https://www.proko.com/profile/Kristian https://www.instagram.com/kristiansknees https://www.patreon.com/KristianNee
https://www.kristiannee.com #art #vanlife #podcast #education
Friday Dec 03, 2021
Friday Dec 03, 2021
Josh is a designer, educator and artist. In this episode we talk about our thoughts on getting good at art, and how god relates to them.
Follow Josh:
https://www.instagram.com/sungajosh
Follow me: https://www.proko.com/profile/Kristian https://www.instagram.com/kristiansknees https://www.patreon.com/KristianNee