I want my paintings to offer a perceptual parade color and diverse visual confrontations at once obvious and ambiguous; paintings that surprise me, which make the viewer say "WOW"!

My work ranges from abstract expressionistic landscapes, to still lifes, large florals to figurative pictures saturated with color. Color is where the excitement lies for me. It's my way of speaking. The works seem to reveal a place in time, a compressed history waiting to explode. It's as if I'm gazing into a mirror of memories, and as with most art, the metaphors and meanings are implicit. Hopefully, the viewer is enticed to look, listen, and find some echo of emotion or spirit reaching out to connect.

While I've succeeded as a graphic designer and owning my own design firm, what I get from painting is unequaled. The process of working alone in the studio is magical.

Biography

Mickey fuses her passion for impressionism with her love of color and bold strokes to produce distinctive and powerful paintings that command attention. Working primarily in oils because she loves their richness and movement, Mickey uses a palette knife and dry brushes to layer color upon color, adding surprising depth to every image. Her subject matter varies from landscapes to large florals, from still lifes to abstracts.

From an early age, drawing, photography, painting, and design played an important part in Mickey's life. She has traveled to Spain and Italy to paint and learn plein air techniques. She is also an award-winning graphic designer with more than 25 years experience. In her work, she likes to draw upon her knowledge of graphic design and fine art to explore new ways to achieve one-of-a-kind effects.

Many of Mickey's paintings are held in private collections. She also does commissioned works and exhibits for galleries and art festivals. Mickey is from the small town of Oneida in East Tennessee. She currently lives in Nashville, where she owns a graphic design company.