WEBVTT 00:00:00.370 --> 00:00:02.000 align:middle line:-1 position:50% size:50% [glass clinking] 00:00:02.020 --> 00:00:03.730 align:middle line:-1 position:50% size:50% Chuck: The time that I spend painting 00:00:03.760 --> 00:00:06.420 align:middle line:-1 position:50% size:50% is really a form of meditation. 00:00:07.540 --> 00:00:11.220 align:middle line:-1 position:50% size:50% The only thing I hear is maybe the air conditioner 00:00:11.240 --> 00:00:13.050 align:middle line:-1 position:50% size:50% or a plane overhead... 00:00:13.660 --> 00:00:16.290 align:middle line:-1 position:50% size:50% or it could be a roadrunner knocking on the door. 00:00:16.960 --> 00:00:18.910 align:middle line:-1 position:50% size:50% Holgie: Desert Art Studio is located in 00:00:18.930 --> 00:00:23.190 align:middle line:-1 position:50% size:50% the East Mojave Desert one mile from Joshua Tree National Park. 00:00:23.210 --> 00:00:25.520 align:middle line:-1 position:50% size:50% Chuck: We get visitors, really, from all over the world. 00:00:25.550 --> 00:00:27.000 align:middle line:0 position:50% size:50% A lot of people see the dome. 00:00:27.020 --> 00:00:29.380 align:middle line:0 position:50% size:50% Then they find out that— - Is an art studio. 00:00:29.410 --> 00:00:31.650 align:middle line:-1 position:50% size:50% - there is an art studio gallery here. 00:00:31.680 --> 00:00:32.880 align:middle line:-1 position:50% size:50% Chuck: The first time we came 00:00:32.900 --> 00:00:36.910 align:middle line:-1 position:50% size:50% to the Mojave Desert, I totally fell in love. 00:00:36.930 --> 00:00:38.830 align:middle line:-1 position:50% size:50% We came through Twentynine Palms 00:00:38.850 --> 00:00:41.930 align:middle line:-1 position:50% size:50% and at the time, they had started a mural program. 00:00:41.950 --> 00:00:44.970 align:middle line:-1 position:50% size:50% We got wind of it and they hired me to do a mural. 00:00:45.000 --> 00:00:45.930 align:middle line:-1 position:50% size:50% Holgie: That's right. 00:00:45.960 --> 00:00:47.960 align:middle line:-1 position:50% size:50% Chuck: Everything just fell in place after that. 00:00:48.620 --> 00:00:51.860 align:middle line:-1 position:50% size:50% Holgie: He's very serene, very meditative, very spiritual. 00:00:51.880 --> 00:00:54.790 align:middle line:-1 position:50% size:50% I'm sort of like, “Showtime!” 00:00:54.820 --> 00:00:56.340 align:middle line:-1 position:50% size:50% [both chuckle] 00:00:56.370 --> 00:00:58.720 align:middle line:-1 position:50% size:50% So that's a good contrast. 00:00:58.750 --> 00:01:00.890 align:middle line:-1 position:50% size:50% Chuck: I do the painting, she does— 00:01:00.910 --> 00:01:01.970 align:middle line:-1 position:50% size:50% Holgie: The finances 00:01:02.000 --> 00:01:04.100 align:middle line:-1 position:50% size:50% and make sure that everything gets paid on time 00:01:04.130 --> 00:01:07.600 align:middle line:-1 position:50% size:50% and anything that it takes to keep this business supported. 00:01:08.470 --> 00:01:11.400 align:middle line:-1 position:50% size:50% I've had this Chase Ink card for years. 00:01:11.430 --> 00:01:14.360 align:middle line:-1 position:50% size:50% It's my go-to card for brushes, canvases, 00:01:14.390 --> 00:01:16.660 align:middle line:-1 position:50% size:50% all our expenses when we do murals. 00:01:16.680 --> 00:01:18.490 align:middle line:-1 position:50% size:50% And I can use the cashback rewards 00:01:18.520 --> 00:01:20.280 align:middle line:-1 position:50% size:50% as a credit on next month's bill 00:01:20.310 --> 00:01:23.290 align:middle line:-1 position:50% size:50% because there will always be another bill next month. 00:01:23.950 --> 00:01:26.950 align:middle line:-1 position:50% size:50% Every time we get up and we look outside this beautiful dome, 00:01:26.970 --> 00:01:30.170 align:middle line:-1 position:50% size:50% we thank our lucky stars that we made the right decisions 00:01:30.190 --> 00:01:31.500 align:middle line:-1 position:50% size:50% that brought us here. 00:01:31.530 --> 00:01:33.330 align:middle line:-1 position:50% size:50% This is where we belong. 00:01:33.360 --> 00:01:34.470 align:middle line:0 position:50% size:50% Chuck: Absolutely. 00:01:34.490 --> 00:01:35.570 align:middle line:0 position:50% size:50% [Holgie chuckles]