First Memory

My first memory as a child is lying in my crib lost in a print of Van Gogh sunflowers with the warmth of the sun on me. I was lost in the world that he had created traveling in and around  this world exploring the feeling of peace.

Two Ex-Football Players Making Art check out the final project Conroy & Allen Vandever XXIV Collaboration

Two Ex-Football Players Making Art Jeffery Conroy and Allen Vandever XXIV Vandever Collaboration

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Chicago Artist Allen Vandever and Family

Chicago Artist Allen Vandever, Dawn Mari Rosales Vandever, and Walter Allen Rosales Vandever

Chicago artist and innovator Allen Vandever finds his family to be the most inspiring and motivating factor in his art and life. Allen says, “No matter how hard and frustrating the art word is I always have my family to find peace and balance within.”

Walter Allen Vandever, Allen’s son entered his life while he was living in Hawaii.  It was at that time he decide he needed to get serious about his art career. Up until that point, Allen was only concerned about being a better painter.  Walter, has grown up being inspired by living in daddy’s studio and has become quite the artist himself. Allen's first art teach was his grandmother who was a painter.  Every day after school Allen would go to her house and make art. His Father is a wood carver in Minnesota.

When he was living in LA, prior to his move to Hawaii, he had huge success selling his work to collectors in the real estate industry, even selling work to one of his teenage ideals Slash from Guns & Roses.  That sparked a friendship with Slash’s wife and family. 

Now Allen is more focused on building his place in the art world, as well as, building a community and creating a strong foundation for those things. If you are lucky you might find his wife Dawn, singing at one of his shows accompanied by his stepfather. Dawn has an amazing voice and is an artist in her own right. Great artist new artist best artist Chicago top artist  best chicago artist top chicago artist, chiago artist  , Chicago artist 

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Its very important to not get to attached to objects and that includes your art work maybe its even more important with your art if you hold it to dear it will hinder your movement forward. I bet if you think about some of the art work you have created or maybe even a lot of the art you have created has ended up in the land fill unless you are a hoarder. People don't usually put up there best work in fact I have personally cleaned out all of my old work no more art work in the closets and the best part is over 90% of them have ended up on peoples walls. When I have put up good work it has bean rescued at real prices. One of the best thing about Rescue or Destroy is that its fun every one who comes out has a great time its not just another art opening were people spend more time talking to each other than the art people really get engaged with the art and it brings up some serious conversations about art. and last but not least when have you bean to an art show were 90% of the art work sales on the opening night and not just once as a fluke but every opening night. You never have to worry about shipping your work home.

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