CHRISTIE M NICKLAY
Born in Southeast Minnesota, I am a contemporary realism and sometimes painterly artist who works primarily in acrylics and watercolors, but I also enjoy working in oils, pastels and colored pencil.
My artistic journey began as a child when I would draw anything and everything on anything and everything I could find. I drew constantly. There was a time when you could even find my artwork on the walls of my father’s dairy barn. Early on, teachers recognized and encouraged my artistic abilities. Eventually, I became the primary artist for my high school newspaper, clubs and organizations. As I grew, I had dreams of being a doctor, but my father encouraged me to attend art school, which I did and acquired my Commercial Art degree and Fine Art diploma.