Vicky McLain

vicky@drivenbyart.com

All things bright and beautiful,

All creatures great and small,

All things wise and wonderful,

              The Lord God allows me to paint them all.          

The New South Carolina Arts Specialty Licence Plate

I am an artist approved by the South Carolina Arts Commission. 

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Welcome to my web site.  Art inspired by nature, animals and people.   No subject is too great or too small.  Your photo, becomes your painting!

I work in many mediums including, but not limited to:  acrylic, oil, watercolor, pen and ink, graphite/charcoal/pencil, computer graphics:  web design, logo design, t-shirt art.  With thirty-five years of art experience, I guarantee your satisfaction.  

Education
  •  Studied Drawing at the San Antonio Art Institute
  •  Art Workshops: Christine MacLellan, Joy Thomas, Paul W. McCormack, Daniel Greene, James Sulkowski, Judy Crane, Tim Tyler, Chuck MacLauchlan, Dominic Vignola, Ilona, Gloria Perkins, Gloria Turner, Joyce Hall, Tom Jones, and Randy McGuirt, Harold Frontz
  •  Studied Design while earning a B.A. in Management at Virginia Wesleyan College

    • Awards
  • 2011 - Honorable Mention- Charvin 2011 Spring Oil Painting Competition
  • 2010 - Honorable Mention - Matisse Summer Painting Competition
  • 2010 - Honorable Mention - Cheraw Fine Art Show
  • 2009 - Best In Oil - Marlboro Jubilee Festival
  • 2009 - Purchase Patron Award - Marlboro Jubilee Festival
  • 2009 - Meg McLean Award of Merit
  • 2009 - Honorable Mention SoHo  Challenge Contest
  • 2008 Guy W. Lipscomb, Jr. Award of Merit
  • 2008 Best in Oil/Acrylics Marlboro Jubilee Festival
  • Best of Show - 2007 Marlboro Jubilee Festival
  • 2006 Gamblin Torrit Gray Painting Competition - Honorable Mention
  • First Place - Leroy Neiman Sports Art Contest
  • 2005 People's Choice Award - Masterpiece Art Interpretations Contest
  • Best of Show - Cheraw Fine Art Show 2002,  2003, 2004, 2005 & 2007
  • First Place - Cheraw Fine Art Show 2006
  • Second Place - Cheraw Fine Art Show 2008
  • Best of Show - "Celebrating Freedom"  Virginia State Fair
  • Best of Show - Comal County Fair - Texas
  • Best of Show - Guadalupe County Fair - Texas
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    Exhibits

  • Visualicious 2012 - Art Trail Gallery, Florence, SC
  • October 2011 - Juried Exhibit, South Carolina State Fair
  • 2010 - Artisans of the South Carolina Cotton Trail at the Art Trail Gallery, Florence, SC
  • November 2009 - Artist of the Month, Lee County Arts Council exhibit at the Opera House, Bishopville, SC
  • February 2009 ARTS FEST - Florence Regional Arts Alliance Juried Exhibit
  • 2008 Featured Artist of the Artisans of the SC Cotton Trail
  • Black Creek Arts Council/Artisans of the SC Cotton Trail: October-November 2008
  • February 2008 ARTS FEST - Florence Regional Arts Alliance Juried Exhibit
  • Olde Mill Gallery - SPCC Lockhart-Taylor Center
    •   , Wadesboro, NC
  • Lee County Arts Council "Artist of the Month" (June 2007) - Opera House Bishopville, SC
  • NBSC Oil Painters Open Invitational juried exhibit - 2006 & 2007
  • Mary Burr Art Gallery - September 2006:  Student/Teacher exhibit
  •  Lee County Arts Council "Artist of the Month" (June 2005) - Opera House Bishopville, SC
  •  2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007& 2008 Juried exhibit South Carolina State Fair
  •  Featured Artist - Chesterfield Visual Arts Alliance (CVAA) Summer 2002
  •  Featured Artist - Cheraw Fine Art Commission September 2003
  •  Olde English Art exhibits throughout Chesterfield County, SC

    • Affiliations

  • SC Arts Commission Roster of Approved Artists
  • Artisans of the SC Cotton Trail – Charter Member
  •  Cheraw Fine Arts Commission
  •  Chesterfield Visual Arts Alliance
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