Painting Jeff Ho was an experience I didn’t fully appreciate until later. At first, it was just about his interesting face and those surfboards hanging on his car. But learning about his legacy in the surf and skate world made me realize I’d captured more than just a portrait—I’d connected with a piece of history, one that still shapes Venice Beach culture. Jeff was one of the original Z-Boys, a group that revolutionized skateboarding and surfing culture in the '70s.