Brent Ciccone lets his love of art guide him. He took over Green Palette Arts in 2009 for very pragmatic reasons. “I needed a place to paint, so I decided to take it on,” he says. This pragmatic approach extends to Brent’s own paintings, which he describes are created in a style that’s “realism bordering on impressionism. Representational, but I like to push colours a bit.” It’s this desire to keep things simple while adding an artistic flourish that makes Brent great at what he does: providing unique art classes and cultivating the creativity of his students.