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PICTURE IMPERFECT

It’s not easy to define what makes some artworks resonate and others catch nary a glance. You could hang 100 relatively similar pieces on a wall, and a small fraction of those works—perhaps just one—would draw more people than the others. There’s an ineffable quality that makes them magnetic. It’s a “you know it when

BEHIND THE CANVAS

Katie Brickman of Lake Forest is an artist and mother of Louise and Powell, with husband Joe. A native of Shaker Heights, Ohio, Brickman—who once worked for the iconic Kate Spade—paints primarily with acrylic on a whitewashed wood board. Here are a few of her favorite things: ALL-TIME FAVORITE ARTISTEllsworth Kelly. NORTH SHORE RESTAURANTAlex’s Washington

HIS MAJESTY

The King is Dead, Long Live the King!: Majesty, Mourning and Modernity in Edwardian Britain may be the first literary publication by London- based Martin Williams, but his imprint on social media has reached fans far and wide who enjoy his posts of sophisticated images and information on cultural discourse. Williams’ inaugural title, available in

A PASSION FOR FOSTERING COMMUNITY

Earlier this year, Lake Barrington welcomed Sharon Peterson as the new village administrator, and the future of the village continues to shine bright with her at the helm. Since May, Peterson graciously stepped into the role previously held by Karen Daulton Lange, who for the last six years made an influential and indelible mark on

GREAT IMAGINATIONS

We know he grew up in Philly. Always wanted to be writer; can’t remember exactly when or how it all started though. Could have been junior year in high school when “an inspired teacher assigned Robert Penn Warren’s All the Kings Men.” Maybe. We know he published a short story in1988 about a guy becoming

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