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Meet Bobby!

 

Bobby is an artist from Zion, Illinois. His favorite color combination is red, white and blue. He loves creating paintings of the American flag, as well as abstract paintings in the same color scheme. He feels motivated when people praise his work:

Bobby says, "When people tell me they like my work, it makes me want to paint more!"

Bobby also enjoys painting with other artists in Aspire. He enjoys trying to teach them things he has learned.

 

 

 

 

Meet Caroleen!

 

Caroleen is an artist from Zion, Illinois. Her favorite color combination is bright colors and neon. She loves creating paintings of ocean life, as well as abstract paintings in the same color scheme. She feels motivated when people praise her work. 

Caroleen says, "When I bring people over to see my art and they tell me they like my work, it makes me proud."

Caroleen also enjoys working together with other artists at Aspire on celebrative pieces. 

She says, "When I get to work with my friends, it makes art so much more fun!"

 

 

 

 

 


Meet Harold!

Harold is an artist from Zion, IL. His favorite color combination is all shades of blue and green. Harold likes to paint in groups and by himself. He enjoys talking and dancing while working on a project.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meet Isaac!

Isaac is an artist from Lake Villa, IL. He loves all colors, creating abstract paintings and loves to splash and drizzle paint all over the canvas. He feels motivated when people praise his work.

 

Isaac says, “When people tell me they like my work, it makes me want to splash paint more. I like making a paycheck”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meet Lindsay!

Lindsay is an artist from Gurnee, IL. Her favorite color combination is teal, black, and dark gray. She loves creating abstract paintings in the same color scheme and adding other colors. She loves painting in a group with friends or one-on-one with Aspire Art Program Manager, Trish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meet Jackie!

 

Jackie is an artist from Mundelein, IL. Her favorite color combination is red, pink, purple. She loves creating paintings that are abstract. She feels motivated when people praise her work.

 

Jackie says, “When people tell me they like my work, I get excited because that means someone could buy it and I would make my own money."

 

 

Jackie also enjoys painting with other artists and being the boss of the project.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meet Kevin!

Kevin is an artist from Zion, IL. His favorite color combinations are blue, white and gray. He loves creating abstract paintings of buildings and cities. He feels motivated when people praise his work.

 

Kevin says, “I like to be able to sell my paintings to make money."

 

Kevin also enjoys taking pictures and would like to start working on canvas art and adding some of the pictures he has taken out in the community.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meet Joey!

Joey is an artist from Zion, IL. He loves painting in all colors using his abstract style. He enjoys painting because he gets to spend time with Aspire Art Program Manager, Trish.

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meet Garrett!

Garrett is an artist from Winthrop Harbor, IL. His favorite color to paint with is blue. He enjoys painting by himself. He likes to do abstract pieces, birds, and silly faces. Garrett enjoys listening to music while he works on his art.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meet Kamora!

 

Kamora is a former artist at Aspire. She has trouble controlling her hands, which made her believe that she could not be an artist. After learning new art techniques, Kamora paints mostly abstract art. She does not use brushes, instead she pours paint, and uses squirt bottles and sponges to create her works of art. 

 

Art has given her confidence she didn’t have before, brought her out of her shell, showed her she can do something she thought she could never do.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meet Francia!

Francia is a former artist at Aspire. She loves the color combination of yellow, red and brown. She enjoys both abstract painting and subject painting. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meet Miguel! 

 

Miguel is a former artist at Aspire. Miguel’s preferred subjects are birds, faces, flowers, and hearts. He enjoys painting these because he feels they spark joy and other positive emotions. 

 

Miguel is a shy quiet person. But he opens up more when painting and uses painting as an emotional outlet. His favorite activity is painting with Aspire Art Program manager, Trish. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meet Larry!

Larry is a former artist at Aspire. He enjoys painting abstract pieces with lines. He enjoys painting in a group the most! Most of his pieces are yellow and brown. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meet Nicholle!

Nicholle is a former artist at Aspire. She loves creating abstract art using neon colors and black. 

Meet Valerie! 

Valerie is an artist from Waukegan, IL. Her favorite colors to paint with are blue, pink and red. She enjoys making abstract pieces with a group. 

 

Meet Derick!

Derick is an artist from Waukegan, IL. His favorite color is red. He likes to make abstract paintings using chains and strings and other types of materials.

 

Meet Dunkin! 

Dunkin is a former artist at Aspire. He loves the color combination of blue and green. His favorite subject is the ocean and he likes working on projects independently. 

 

Meet Marquetta!

Marquette is a former artist at Aspire. She loves working with other artists on projects and loves creating paintings of fish!

 

Meet Shannon!

Shannon is a former artist at Aspire. She enjoys abstract art and using shapes. She also loves working with other artists on projects. 

 

Meet Corey!

Corey is a former artist at Aspire. He enjoys painting abstract art and even adds different textures to his pieces. He enjoys blues, reds and yellows and creating pieces on his own.