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McKenzi Raleigh

McKenzi Raliegh is the Young & Awesome artist in the Kentucky Showcase. She is a painter who got her start when she could first pick up a pencil and a paintbrush. When she was in the first grade she was chosen for gifted and talented art. Her art teacher inspired her to keep up the work as an artist. McKenzi sold her first painting when she was in second grade.

McKenzi draws her inspiration from her feelings when she is painting, her past, and her friends. She never sticks to one particular subject when she is painting. Rather than getting discouraged if someone doesn’t like her art, she is just encouraged to keep trying.

She does not have a particular theme in her work. She can go from painting log cabins in the woods to glow-in-the-dark splatter paintings. She has painted everything from plastic flowers and Christmas ornaments to seashells, pop bottles, glass panes, and records. She has even done self-portraits.

Unlike most painters, McKenzi never cleans her paint palette. She gets a new one every year on her birthday. “I always have one piece of every painting at once,” McKenzi said.