Virginia McCracken

After years of making things, painting, and drawing, an MA in clinical psychology, and several overlapping careers, I have been able to claim full-time artist as my vocation for the past two decades. I work on a small scale.

Small objects in nature, images, and those human-made delight me. They have an inherent intricacy, mystery, and charm. I love to work with color and texture. A childhood rich in make-believe informs my work. I paint small still life paintings and create assemblage/dioramas inhabited by papier-mache figures in imaginary worlds. Sometimes I combine the two. 

I have the good fortune to share studio space at Little Yellow House Studios in the Funk Zone, Santa Barbara, CA with Erika Carter, Donna Ayscough, and Liz Brady. My art partners and these same dear friends inspire me every day!