In 2012 Mikki Senkarik celebrates the twenty-second year of selling her “Billboards of Happiness.” For the past sixteen years Senkarik has been one of the top selling oil painters in all the galleries representing her work. With a background in Medical Illustration the jump to oils was a natural move. Senkarik is a graduate of the Medical College of Georgia. Since graduating she illustrated 47 major medical textbooks and her peers have honored Senkarik with their top Award of Excellence five of nine years. Senkarik’s illustrations are used today by the Medical Illustration Masters’ Program as examples of perfection, teaching how a medical drawing should be executed.

 Bladder cancer at nineteen could have been fatal. Mikki won that battle and is living proof; cancer need not be a death sentence. “Facing death and winning gives one a zest for living, bringing joy to your soul.” The tall, slender Senkarik continues, “Survival is what drives me to paint bright, happy art. I appreciate life so much I can’t help but let that joy seep into my oils.” Senkarik is definitely not into painting angst, dank colors or dirge.

 Her mate is a master artist who has been mentor, soul mate and best friend for the past two decades. The two have traveled the world, living in places where people go for vacations. Senkarik incorporates her mate’s double primary color mixing system of warm and cool yellow, warm and cool red, warm and cool blue plus white, which gives her original oils vibrancy and a purity not achievable with earth pigments. With this special mixing system it’s impossible to make a muddy painting as Senkarik’s pieces attest.

 Her collectors are called members of Team Senkarik. They receive a special price consideration on all additions to their Senkarik collection and are given top priority on commissions. Senkarik prefers to call commissions “collaborations” because she takes the client’s ideas, adds some of her own and works them into the perfect painting for their needs. Her draftsmanship is unequaled, her brushwork is her signature and her paintings are a treasure to collect. At 56 Mikki Senkarik is just beginning her escalation to the top in the world of art. We invite you to own one of her unique pieces of art and become a continuing collector. Senkarik’s complete, heart-moving bio, Silent Scream, can be found on www. senkarik. com.