Vickie Marsango
Jensen Beach , FL
Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Artist, Gallery Owner, Multi-Media Artist, Instructor
MessageContemporary Expressionist, Vickie Marsango, employs color, gesture, and fearless exploration. Her canvases pulse with energy. Rich layers of acrylic, oil, encaustic, and/or mixed media works collide in tactile symphonies of marks, brushwork, color, and light. Every stroke reflects intuition guided by mastery. Spontaneity dances with deliberate composition, and raw emotion finds elegant resolution.
From her studio and gallery in Jensen Beach, Florida, Marsango’s work travels widely. It enhances private homes, corporate spaces, and public collections internationally. Interior designers, galleries, and art collectors seek her pieces for their versatility and emotional resonance. Each painting becomes a living presence in any environment.
Trained in fine arts, art history, and interior design in Illinois, California, and Florida, she has deepened her practice through decades of study with contemporary masters, as well as through exploratory research and independent development.
She is both a celebrated artist and a transformative instructor. As founder of Expressive Explorations, she guides artists worldwide through her online courses taught from her studio, and her in-person intensives at the Vero Beach Museum of Art and the Ah Haa School for the Arts in Telluride, Colorado. She also hosts advanced abstract painting retreats at the Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.
What distinguishes Marsango is her rare ability to bridge the visceral and the intellectual. She teaches artists to trust their intuition while sharpening their perception. Students master visual weight, color harmony, compositional rhythm, and the delicate balance between chaos and control. Her own paintings embody this philosophy. They emerge bold yet refined, energetic yet harmonious, inviting viewers to linger, feel, and discover something new with every glance.
Statement
My work evolves through a balance of analytical knowledge and creative energy. As abstract art is an unpredictable source of imagination, it is a strong contender of communication. During my painting practices as a professional artist and instructor, it is advantageous to exercise the basic elements and principles of art, including compositional formats and color theory. When energy is projected by applying a feeling or emotion to the abstract representation of any subject, the work may develop into a more interesting and powerful work of art.
Without establishing a set formula, I encounter many approaches for beginning a painting. By observing the lines and shapes of any tangible subject, a conceptual breakdown is key. The deconstruction or elimination of detail and use of expressive and contour drawing transform images into vague representations. The application or building of layers with additional media reconstructs the work into abstraction.
The development of my art has been highly influenced by historical American abstract expressionists Joan Mitchell and Cy Twombly. Through extensive research and studies of their techniques, my previous work of representational landscapes and seascapes has dramatically changed into my own expressionistic versions resulting in work that has both raw and refined qualities.
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