Paint the TOWN
1 Outside the Lines
1030 Park Ave. West
Artist Jason Thielke painted this 2015 piece, titled “KIM AND JESSE,” using a large stencil broken into 4-footby-4-foot sections. “I’m known for a line-art style,” says Thielke, who is currently at work on a series of cityscape collages that borrow loosely from the conventions of architectural drawing. A street artist since 2006, Thielke also works on wood panels using acrylic paint, spray paint, pencil, and mixed media. He shows his work at the David B. Smith Gallery on Wazee St.
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The River North Arts District has, to say the least, come a long way since its official birth 14 years ago. What started as a punkish, industrial hangout for starving artists has grown into one of the city’s most beloved ritzy-hip neighborhoods, filled with no-reservation restaurants, yoga studios, and
