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An experience, not as a blood type, not as a kind of person, 'cause it isn't. >> reporter: both malone and wall cot say they don't know where they'd be today if it hadn't been for the art studio. >> some people just, they could go through things it is a learning experience, some bounce back. unfortunately, some don't. >> reporter: malone says the art studio was just the help he needed. and to see more about the artist, tyree malone and greg wall cot, including a gallery of their paintings, check out cnn.com. all right. if you're a reality tv show fan, you probably know her as just bethany, b...

Arts community at the shelter. >> we would paint every day, all day long, till -- from the time we got up in the morning until sometimes 1, 2:00 in the morning. >> reporter: the art studio in the store front of the task force's 1920s era building in downtown atlanta was started a few years ago by the program's executive director, anita beatty, an artist herself. >> it seemed to me that there were lots and lots of creative people among folks who were experiencing homelessness and they needed a place to be secure and a place to paint. >> reporter: anyone is welcomed to apply for free studio spac...

I didn't think about being homeless. i didn't think about where i'm gonna eat at a. >> reporter: it also provided a source of income. collectors, church groups and even people passing by the store front purchased their paintings, which sell for anywhere between $200 and $2,000. after about two years, they earned enough from their art, combined with weekend jobs at a nightclub, to rent a house together. >> i like working out here, mainly because of the sounds, you know? the birds, you know? i mean the sunshine. >> reporter: malone and wall cot now spend more time painting on their own back porc...