Images Fine Art Gallery presents
Darcie
Artist, Darcie Copeland

From a very young age I showed a passionate interest in drawing. Without the aide of teaching I began sketching all manner of subjects from real life scenery to still life. At age 10 I had my first lesson in painting with oils. After years of personal development, I decided to incorporate my skills into a business endeavor. And so, in 1985, I launched my own company and began my career in the art of custom hand lettered signs. Already accustomed with painting oil and acrylics, I grew experience in pin-striping, Gold Leaf and airbrush. By applying my creative techniques and designs to various materials such as canvas, foam, plastic, wood and glass, my custom lettering and painting methods quickly gained customers from the Commercial/Retail market and the Race car industry. Today, my passion for art, along with hard earned experience and skills are embraced together to create my paintings. I find exhilaration in the challenges of capturing dramatic light in realism. As my love for art continues to flourish, I am driven to learn more everyday in my studies of light and color theory.

Memberships include International Guild of Realism, Oil Painters of America, Women Artists of the West (associate member), and Laguna Beach Art-A-Fair. My work is exhibited nationally, and has won awards in various juried shows including the International Museum of Contemporary Masters Salon International.