Love & Paint Side Hustle

LOS ANGELES — Their bodies meet in the darkness. Their warm hands trace each other's skin with cold paint. The canvas below begins to drip with color as passion slowly transforms into art. Each stroke erases another stigma against age, race, gender, and religion. Societal labels completely disappear. The final masterpiece is an equalizer — only love is visible. 

The couple has just made love over a canvas, after covering each other in paint. After they dress and the studio lights flicker on, Alexander Esguerra, 34, joins them to examine the painting. He's exhausted but can't help smiling at their glowing faces and giddy energy.