Local artist hopes to make big impact with his work
Local artist hopes to make big impact with his work By Kaleb Causey for The News Star August 22, 2015 Photo: MARGARET CROFT For local artist Vitus Shell, art is two different worlds divided by the color of the sky. “During the day, I’m a graphic designer. I do party fliers, business cards, banners and stuff like that,” he said. “And late evenings I usually do the business of being an artist.” What Shell calls the business of being an artist consists of more than just doing his personal art. “I sit down and research grants and I look up proposals,” he said. “A lot of museums, galleries and colleges will put out callings for artists. I put out packages to do shows like that. And I work on my own art at night. I might work until 2 or 3 a.m.” Shell, a Monroe native, has been creating art for as long as he can remember. “I’ve been doing art since I was about three,” he said. “I can remember doing little drawings and all kinds of crazy stuff. In elementary school, one of my teachers made m