It was an honor to paint a mural featuring an iconic person like Kobe Bryant in an iconic location like the Venice Beach basketball courts. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.

It was an honor to paint a mural featuring an iconic person like Kobe Bryant in an iconic location like the Venice Beach basketball courts.

He jumped at the chance to paint a Nike-commissioned mural honoring the Black Mamba beside the Venice Beach basketball courts, where an 18-year-old Bryant broke his left wrist during a pickup game ...

I'm also not usually painting in such a famous location. It was an honor to paint a mural featuring an iconic person like Kobe Bryant in an iconic location like the Venice Beach basketball courts.