Artist

Rebecca Kubica is a force to be reckoned with! Her artistic style mimics her sunny disposition through the bright, energetic colors she uses in her paintings. Never underestimate Becky, though. She is a brave soul who participates in power lifting, celebrates “tomboys,” and recently painted herself as a “fire-lady.” You can count on her to

     Nikole Heusman is a veteran artist at the North Shore Arts of Life studio. Nicole, or Niki as her friends call her, enjoys working with a variety of different mediums. Watercolor is her favorite, but she also works with charcoal, chalk pastel, and oil pastel, and acrylic. In her last several pieces, Niki

This summer, the North Shore studio welcomed Marcelo Añón and Andrew Sautel (pictured above L to R) to our community. Both gentlemen are prolific art makers with lots of ideas and an intense creative drive. They’ve spent the past few months settling into studio life, learning about our Core Values and developing new bodies of

In 2012, Amanda joined The Arts of Life as a full time artist, making work five days a week at our North Shore location. She’s experimented with a variety of mediums over the course of her career, but recently chalk pastel emerged as a successful favorite. “I used to do photo transfer. Now I do

Ed Rawski is a gentle spirit with a strong curiosity about foreign people, cultures, and languages—which he expressed vibrantly in his colorful acrylic paintings.  When he’s not providing impromptu Spanish or Tagalog lessons to peers and colleagues, you can often find Ed smiling on observantly and dreaming to himself. Check out his interview with Studio

Alicia Porter, besides being a bag-of-giggles, is also an astoundingly talented artist.  She’s been dedicated to her creative practice since earning her BFA in painting and drawing from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in 1998.  Read on to learn more about her recent projects, her interests outside of art, and to hear some of her