About Me

Hi, I’m Vicky.

I’m a self-taught abstract artist, and emotion is at the heart of everything I create.

I grew up as an “army brat,” attending 13 schools from kindergarten through high school—starting in France and graduating in Okinawa. I was always the new kid, learning how to adapt, observe, and find my place in unfamiliar spaces. Somewhere along the way, I also learned to be comfortable in solitude. That’s where creativity found me—through drawing, painting, and writing.

I was also a full-on tomboy—climbing trees, catching tadpoles, and saying yes to just about any “double dog dare” (which got me into more trouble than I can count). That mix of independence, curiosity, and fearlessness still shows up in my work today.

My path hasn’t been a straight one. I’ve been a puppeteer, a salesperson, a waitress, a writer, and worked in several government roles. I even became a 7th-grade Social Studies teacher at 49… for exactly one year. Eventually, I found a place using my communications degree with Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division.

In between all of that, I built a life—married, raised three daughters, and shared nearly four decades with a wonderful musician. We filled our years with music, friendship, camping, laughter, and all the beauty and chaos that comes with family.

Life has also brought deep loss. I lost my husband in 2018, and my youngest daughter in 2021. Those moments changed me in ways I’m still learning to understand.

Through everything—movement, joy, grief—art has been my constant.

Painting is where I process, release, and make sense of what I feel. It’s both therapeutic and revealing. Every piece I create comes from somewhere real, even if it isn’t literal. The emotions behind it are honest—and often more universal than we realize.

For most of my life, my art has been private. But at 72, I feel there’s still more to share. If something you see here speaks to you, then it’s done exactly what I hoped it would.

Thank you for being here.

—Vicky