Professional Skater to Painter: Brain Floss with Lee Smith

A Chocolate Skateboards series, decks for FTC—Lee Smith’s talent in painting is sought after in skateboarding as well as the art collecting world beyond. He let us into his studio and shared some personal stories behind his work. People on the street are more interesting than celebrities.

Love the part about the similarities between filming skating and painting. Toward the end of the video we get to see Lee’s opening show at Cafe Chrystie in Manhattan on March 30, 2024.

Video by Max Hull with additional filming by Sam Zentner.

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