Though known more for his art than his boarding, painter, filmmaker, and yes, wave maker Julian Schnabel is also an avid surfer, a fact that wasn't lost on Freshpaved.com's Jeff Gaites when he approached Schnabel to create a new work back in 2005. Gaites, a member of this year's planning committee for the second annual live art auction to benefit Stoked Mentoring, figured Schnabel would be amenable—after a little coaxing. "I went by his studio and he was just typical Julian, kind of gruff, but he came around after a few minutes," Gaites recalls. "He did an original piece on a big, long skateboard and it sold for about $12,000 before the auction even opened." Hence the origins of the nonprofit's collaborations with big-name artists, including, this year, Barry McGee, Tom Sachs, and Francesco Clemente. Russell Young, who will contribute a silk-screened print of Marlon Brando entitled "Death of a Disco Dancer" for this Saturday's Phillips de Pury-helmed auction at the Milk Gallery, understands the importance of Stoked's mission: bringing together at-risk youth and established adults to learn board sports. "I'm actually a big-time surfer," Young revealed. "Surfing is always a positive thing. When I teach my son, at each little step I just see that he's so happy. When we go out, he just has this confidence. We have fun together."