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Andrew P Sloan is a really thoughtful guy who’s been a force of positivity in the Arts of Life community since the North Shore studio first opened its doors! Originally from Detroit, he’s really into automobiles— but he’s also curious about trying to learn from new things as well! Andrew just finished up a drawing […]
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I was thinking about the work of Roy Lichtenstein and how it Inspires me. I visited The Art Institute last summer and saw the Roy Lichtenstein exhibit. I like how the images are created using dots. I wanted to try and use the structure, arrangement, and color of dots to form an image, like in
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Artist Cole Fox joined The Arts of Life this past fall after completing high school. Despite his youth, he arrived with visual art experience from a variety of settings, as well as a background in creative writing. He quickly set to work developing a professional creative practice in the studio. Cole works abstractly, combining mediums
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Today, I interviewed my friend Christianne about her artwork. Please tell me what you’re working on. “I’m working on my mandalas.” What art materials are you using? “I’m using markers and oil pastels for outlining and sketching.” What inspired you to make this piece? “I wanted to be able to learn new things and practice
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[Image: Ted Gram-Boarini drops a beat with Domeic Bucci at Van Go Go’s sold-out performance at Evanston SPACE] “I think it’s fun to be part of a band that I can share my points of view with. It’s fun. Before I was in a band, I was writing songs by myself and I felt kind
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(Above: Hector “Sketch” Jones” sings a cool harmony with bandmate Nikole Heusman at the Arts of Life’s 2013 WInter Spectacular)”Being in the band, I get to write my own material and I get to showcase my talents. Like my rapping. They call me Sketch-o-matic. I like playing the drums, too, because I get to put
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After more than four years at The Arts of Life, North Shore studio artist Brian Reed has practiced an array of art-making techniques. Some of his favorite mediums include clay and acrylic, but he’s venturing out of his comfort zone to try a new medium, printmaking. He’s been sticking with an animal theme so far,
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What’s up?! 2015 is looking awesome here at the Chicago Studio! Now that the holidays are over, we are ready to start the new year right. We’ve welcomed some new volunteers to the studio. We are always glad to get to know new people. I went around to interview some of the artists about their
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Meet Guy Conners – Our 2014 Artist of the Year recipient! Favorite part of Arts of Life: I like doing pet portraits and drawing dogs. When I’m not at the studio: I like to watch sports and draw American Dad. I’m currently working on: Starting a new project. 3 things I would take to a
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“Exercising. Hip Hop group with Vanessa on Monday. Like to do new body moves. Good one!” —Pouya Bagherian “I wanna learn two things: learn more about Alice in Wonderland [for drama] and make good paintings. And do the best paintings I can to be proud of myself. And one more thing, learn about Hip Hop.
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