Stacy is a self-taught visual artist who paints large, multi-panel abstract paintings using mixed media on canvas. Her work is collected all over the world from Spain to Australia to North America. She has created and sold over 1500 paintings. Stacy’s work was purchased by Columbia Pictures for set design in two major motion pictures – Smurfs and Smurfs 2.

Stacy creates using a variety of mediums. Starting out her career using mainly encaustic paint on canvas panel, she has now developed a passion for using alcohol ink, acrylic and oil. The variety of mediums assists with the creative process. Stacy is usually working on several pieces at once in order to keep from focusing too much on one idea. Her modern abstract paintings are a collaboration of controlled, deliberate rudiments mixed with uninhibited, unrestrained elements.

The process of encaustic painting has influenced all her works regardless of the medium utilized. Encaustic painting is inherently very difficult to control. She has learned to become more flexible with the desired outcome of the work. You must learn the art of recognizing when an abstract painting is finished otherwise a few more strokes with the encaustic paint and you can ruin a beautiful piece.

In 2006 Stacy left her corporate IT position to pursue her artwork fulltime and started her business – The Raw Canvas Gallery. This allowed her to balance her family life with her artwork. Without the support of her family, pursuing her passion would not be possible.