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Howdy, I am currently pursuing a degree in biology and in the hopefully in the future pursuing a PhD in marine ecology specializing in elasmobranchs (sharks, rays, and skates). I've lived in Springfield for my entire life, but I'm looking forward to moving elsewhere when the time is right. I am a big fan of surrealism, especially the works of Rene Magritte. I learned about quite a few artists for my high school scholastic bowl team, but Magritte's work struck a chord with me.

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Hi I am Morgan Sutera, I am wanting my psychology degree so I can have my own private practice. I am in my second year and I am hoping to go onto a different college for my Bachelors and soon my Masters. I like this painting because I simply find it very funny and I wake up seeing it every morning.

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Hello my name is Ellen. I am 25 years old and am the mother of an almost two year old. I currently work as a Teacher's Aide in Rochester. I am going to UIS in the fall to pursue a degree in Teaching. I enjoy this piece or art because it reminds me of my daughter and the innocence of a child.

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Hi my name is Tiffany. I'm a mother of four. I'm also a Teachers  assistant at a local elementary School. I plan on becoming a Special Ed Teacher. This is my second year of college and I'm currently looking for a university to transfer to.

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Hello my name is Amy. I am a domestic engineer, that decided to go back and get my degree. I will graduate this year. I plan on teaching, with an emphasis in early education and special needs. I love art in the sense of history, seeing things that existed in the past that tell a story of that time. I love old buildings, and sculptures. I am really fond of fountain sculptures. This picture is a 3d digital art creation by Chad Knight. His work is amazing and it just seems to resonate with me.

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My main works have been culinary arts and some ceramic lately I have been improving in art .   I  just won  3D award for LLCC  2019  I have notice that you can continue education and your skill will improve.  Culinary has  taken me into many new jobs the skills that I have learned.  My chef my boss and co workers  have notice skills I have to  do everything need for my jobs from knife skill recipes reading and also  making great food. I see sometimes other employee get angry with themselves and its  because they need to learn more about there tasks. LLCC has really help me doing alot better at everything going on in my life.

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I'm Eric, I'm from here in Springfield but grew up more in Chatham. I lived in Southern California for 5 years working. I decided to come back home and be closer to family. I'm a criminal justice major and need this class as an elective. I do a lot of photography and videography for various companies. I like Banksy's work because a lot of it is fairly ironic but has a message to it none the less.

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I'm from Assumption, Illinois and currently live there on my own. I have only lived here for two years. I have lived in Michigan and lived in Montreal, Canada for a few years as well. I currently work at Caterpillar as a manufacturing engineer supporter and I am grateful that I can work in a job which aligns with my degree. I am currently only a few credit hours from graduating with an Associates in Physics and I am hoping to finish my masters at the University of Illinois in Physics or in an Engineering field. I have a lot of different hobbies ranging from playing lead guitar in a band, working on cars and building engines, and doing fabrication and design on the side. I'm also addicted to riding my motorcycle everywhere and anything with four wheels. This picture of art is actually from a band I listen to and what it means to me is that people can feel isolated even in a crowd of people, whether its from esoteric knowledge or from some divine epiphany. It demonstrates that being alone and feeling lonely are two different ideas.

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I was here in Springfield and have lived here all of my life. I graduated high school in 2003. My wife and I have 5 children. I chose to come back to school now to complete my degree in culinary art and hospitality management. I have to take this course as an elective I don't know a lot about art so I hope to gain a lot from this course

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Hey there I am Paige but I mainly go by Penny. I am a new mom to my son JD who is 1 month old with my husband. I am finished with my associates after this summer semester but I plan on going to California film and design in the valley of CA to get my bachelors in motion picture and stop animation. I am very interested in all forms of art but what I like more out of everything is stop animation. My favorite stop animation director is Wes Anderson he made movies like Fantastic Mr Fox and The Isle of Dogs. I also like to play around with media’s, I have lately been into spray paint art. I go to California once every year and collab with street artists in Venice. This was the last piece a couple people and I did hope you like it.

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I am born in Springfield, Illinois. I graduated from Springfield Southeast High School in 2018. I have always been interested in different types of art like theater, music, and crafts. This is my third time taking an Art class.  I want to major in Theater or Acting, but would also like to have a minor for a back up plan. I have always loved the Vincent Van Gogh Starry Night painting and It's actually on my wall. In general, I like to look at the stars and moon and the painting looks like it's calming and that you can feel the cool air.

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Hello, I'm Elizabeth and I'm from Springfield, Illinois, but went to high school in Rochester, IL. I hope to achieve an Associate's in Biology by the end of the spring. I'm interested in becoming a medical professional, either a nurse or a doctor. I am currently a medic in the Air National Guard and just finished my training about a month ago. I got to work in hospitals, alongside amazing RNs, which isn't something many people get the chance to do at nineteen years old. Below is an oil painting created by my great-uncle, Gerard Erley. His paintings are absolutely beautiful to look at, especially in person. I chose this one because I love flowers and it has quite a bit of color to it.

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I graduated Springfield High School in 2018. I attend Illinois State University and am taking summer school classes to get ahead. I was born and raised in Springfield, IL, but I plan to move out west once I am done with college. I am a social networker for an all natural hair care company. I use art to create advertisements, and am excited to learn more about art so I can use it in my work. Im not sure what I want to major in, but I am thinking about doing marketing with a minor in psychology.

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I graduated Taylorville high school in 2017 and have taken class at LLCC ever since. I am a criminal justice major planning to get my bachelors degree at Western Illinois University. Trying to become a state police officer.

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Hey I'm Gregory but you can call me Greg. I graduated from LLCC in 2018 with a certificate of achievement in Digital Multimedia Design with honors. I've decided to return to take my general studies to earn my associates in digital media.  One of my goals is to graduate my general studies with Honors or high honors.  I never really studied the aspects of art. I'm excited to learn more of how to read art and what art is. There is a piece of modern art that I saw at MoMA by Allen Ruppersberg and it was the story The Picture of Dorian Gray written out on canvas starting on one wall of the gallery to the other side of the gallery.

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Hello, I was born in Springfield, IL and raised in Murfreesboro, TN. I stared my college career at Mckendree University studying Mathematics. I’ve been here at Lincoln Land for a year and will be parting my ways with a degree in Agribusiness. I plan to transfer to ISU the upcoming spring to gain my bachelors. I currently live in Springfield,Il and work at Walmart. I never really studied too much of art but did take a nude drawing course previously. I’m exciting to learn more of what I do not know and more than happy to share the experience.

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I am originally from the Congo (in Africa) I'm majoring in political science intending to transfer to UIS. I currently live in Springfield and work at Dotfoods which is about an hour and half away from here. I am always passionate about art I have never had a chance to learn more about it.