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Vicki McKoy (Australian) Bio
Vicki McKoy born in Albury, N.S.W. & with the love of the bush from an early age, the sketch book became her constant companion drawing in shades from a lead pencil, discovering the wonderful world of colour in the form of oil paints Vicki spend more time in the art class at school “Only painting what I wanted to paint, I was determined to develop my own style!” Vicki is a traditional Landscape artist She has been painting in Oils for the past 25 years and is predominately self-taught She believes that working on location is a learning experience on its own, with the constant changing of colours and light sources, “it teachers you to work fast!” But sometimes this is not possible and learning how to interpret a photo is an art in itself Vicki’s subjects are from everyday life, from that quite fishing spot on the Goulburn River, to the thunder of hooves on the high plains, every painting tells a story Vicki now has her own art studio in Howlong NSW and teaches others with a passion similar to her own Over the years Vicki has received many awards for her works, of which have been sold and hung throughout Australia and overseas.