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The Shakedown's newest artist of the month is Christine Bandy. A Chicago native, this is the first time the artist is releasing any images of her artwork to the world.

How did you become involved with art?

I was always into art. I can remember when I was in 4th grade and I told my mom I wanted to be an artist. I was lucky because the high school I went to had a really great art program and really awesome teachers. I was kinda a jock but I really was into art and decided more towards art for college.

Inspiration:

A lot of different people. I was really into art history so I had a good knowledge which gave me a good background. Music and movies are good inspiration to, I always listen to music while I am in the studio.

Did you always want to be an artist?

I wanted to be a chef. I did a wicked Julia Child impersonation. That was probably first but then I wanted to be an artist.

What is your preferred medium?

I work in a few. I love thick goopy oil painting. I love texture. I like working with charcoal for figure drawings. I do a lot of pen and ink also.

Do you have any plans for your art?

Well for now this year I was trying to set a few goals for my art. I’ve been doing it kinda randomly. I want to set up a website. I’m not too familiar with the art world. I would like to get it into shows, sell it eventually if anyone likes it.

Advice:

I think that its really important to find something that you love to keep your mind and passion up. There’s so many things that hold people back (parents, money), but you should find anything that fuels your passion. Its not just young people its also old people too who get stuck in a mindset.