I got a chance to catch up with my old friend Kevin Chen recently when I was in LA. It had been a while since we last hung out and it was really great to spend time together. Kevin and I met way back in the summer of 96 at Associates in Art, the industry and artistic hub created by the late Mark Westermoe. Now Kevin has a school he built on his own, carrying on the legacy of Associates. It's called the Concept Design Academy and wow! If you are in LA and looking for a place to learn, this is it! Kevin gave us a tour and it was really impressive. What an exciting place to be. On the walls of CDA you can see not only instructor artwork but also some of the old Watkiss murals from Associates.
Looking at an old demo from back in the Associates in Art days. Those drawings in the background are Kevin's
One part of the murals John Watkiss made for Associates in Art
One of the studios in Kevin's school. You can see some instructor demos on the wall to the left.
Another Watkiss painting.