The gawkers don't concern oneself Brian Zapien. When the South Elgin illustrator is immersed in his work, utmost distractions just disappear. "There could be 20 mortals behind me," Zapien said during a intervene from stenciling a photo of U.S. Cellular Field. "I won't even make out it.
" Zapien was to each the dozens of artists who came to Kaneland High School Sunday for its Fine Arts Festival. The annual arts showcase brings together a aggregation of painters, actors, musicians, woodcarvers and other artists from the area. "With this being such a rustic district, it's strenuously for commonality to get out to Chicago to the museums and opera houses," said Colleen Grigg, a schoolmaster at John Shields Elementary in Sugar Grove.
"So we wanted to fetch the wiliness to them." Organizers tired the continue year raising about $25,000 in grants and sponsorships to captivate the artists to the western Kane County school. They were gravid about 2,000 population to smite throughout the day. About 500 pieces of learner photos, paintings and other artwork were scattered throughout the hallways.
Meanwhile, in the schoolchild cafeteria, more than a dozen visual artists were displaying their wares. Among the artists included cartoonist Angel Medina. The Montgomery resident, who makes his living freelancing for Marvel Comics, had a wide-ranging splash of drawings in personal stages of development. "You'd be surprised to distinguish how many of these artists who hold for places be fond of Marvel remain in hush communities," Medina said.
"During the summer, I'm private working for most of the era in my back yard." Zapien makes his living touring the exceptional arts light course in the Chicago area, selling his hand-stenciled drawings of Chicago landmarks such as the Berghoff Restaurant, the Marshall Field's structure and Millennium Park's "Bean" sculpture.
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