Artist Interview #1: Street Artist Kapitan Kartoon – Los Angeles

Artist Hangout Interview With Kapitan Kartoon By Artist Tai Zen
Tai Zen interviews street artist Paul Dale (aka, Kapitan Kartoon) Circa Sep 2014 (Click to enlarge.)

I was in the city of Santa Monica which is in the northern part of Los Angeles located in the state of California.

I was walking through a very popular tourist/shopping area called the Third Street Promenade and ran into a very interesting manga/anime artist named Paul Dale who goes by the nickname “KapitanĀ Kartoon“.

(I believe the term “Kapitan” means “captain” in English.)

We had an interesting conversation about art and the Kapitan agreed to the following interview to share his knowledge and experience with other artists.

Here is the photo of my wife, Sasi, that Kapitan Kartoon used as a reference for the portrait:

Artist Hangout - Sasi In Red Dress
Tai Zen’s wife, Sasi.

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