Charleston Living Magazine Nov-Dec 2021

at the South Carolina State Fair during
grade school. My school and other commercial
establishments also used my artwork
for branding in high school. Those moments
encouraged me to continue studying art, and
I took classes at the College of Charleston
and later the Corcoran School of Arts and
Design at George Washington University in
Washington, DC.”
While her true passion continues to be
art, Kvasnicka still maintains a day job in the
corporate world. Still, she is determined to
show her son that dreams are possible—and
so she pursues her career as an artist, not
only selling paintings at galleries but also doing
commissioned work, including a recent
baby nursery. “As a parent you have to show,
not tell,” she says. “I also had a feeling that I
could do anything after childbirth.”
Painting out of her sunroom studio at
home, Kvasnicka describes her style as fresh
and enjoys ample white space in her work to
make paintings feel light and airy.
“The white space coupled with the translucence
of watercolor really captures a certain
light and glow,” she explains. “I use
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(Opposite): “Dancing in Sunlight” - 18x24
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“Wildflowers” 9x12 watercolor on arches paper.
While she now lives in Richmond, Virginia,
with her husband and son, Charleston holds
a large piece of her heart.
“My family has deep roots in South Carolina,
mainly in Camden and Charleston,”
she says. “I am the descendant of six governors
of South Carolina and my grandmother,
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