After an apprenticeship in a professional art studio, I began my career as a full time artist 16 years ago. I currently live and enjoy working in my studio in beautiful Edmonds, Washington, USA.

My focus is on figurative/ portraiture, the subject matter being mostly women and children. My painting style floats back and forth between realistic and a more painterly approach. The representational compositions typically have a minimalist tone, arrangements that combine distinct figures with abstracted elements. The figures/ structures occupy space and are present. The painterly pieces are more suggestive, containing figures and/or shapes that capture the essence of a subject, rather than clear details. No matter which style I happen to be working in, my goal is to impart a light and airy point of view, with a dash of the surreal.

My award winning works have been shown nationally and can be found in corporate and private collections around the globe.

Vicki Des Jardins

Artworks by Vicki Des Jardins

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Blue Glasses by Vicki Des Jardins

Acrylic painting