Quincy Gray McMichael was born to curious and creative parents–an artist mother and carpenter father–in the western woods of Maine. She studied human ecology, permaculture, foodways, and French cuisine and patisserie at College of the Atlantic, Antioch and Prescott Colleges, and Le Cordon Bleu London.
Love of family, food, and farming brought her to West Virginia in 2010. Since then, Quincy has raised rare livestock and perennial edibles on her farm, Vernal Vibe Rise, in the Appalachian hills. The necessity of balance within this regenerative farm system encouraged her to start painting again in early 2016.
In 2019, Quincy was accepted as a juried artist into Tamarack‘s ‘The Best of West Virginia.’ Her paintings can be seen at the Alison Pottery Gallery in Marlinton, at Lost Croft Cabin, and in private homes across Appalachia and beyond.
I make zero-waste art with found canvas, recycled latex paint, and intuitive patterns.
I began painting as an intentional siesta from my very physical farm work, and continue to enjoy it as a form of productive meditation.
I find serenity in the feeling of pulling wet paint over wood, the complexity of creating a matrix of color, and the satisfaction of seeing these patterns coalesce into an intricate system.
