Get to Know Artist Nicky Dronsick

Nicky Dronsick loves art. In fact, Dronsick is an art major at Bluefield College who will graduate after the fall 2019 semester. A native of Wytheville, VA, she said she chose to study art at BC for a number of reasons.

“The sense of community that I felt when I first came here and the Christian based college is what brought me to Bluefield College,” she said.

Dronsick has always been interested in art. Ever since she was a little girl she said she would spend hours in her room drawing and coloring; it has always been something she has loved. 

Her experience as an artist she said has been very fulfilling. In addition to her years of experience at BC attending multiple art classes, Dronsick has had private art lessons for three years and has entered her works in multiple art exhibits.

“I have enjoyed growing as an artist” she said, adding that while she loves everything about the discipline she most enjoys trying new things and experimenting with her creativity.

Dronsick said she decides her art style based on the flexibility of the project and her creativity as an artist. She loves sketching, she added, because it gives her more flexibility and variety than painting or pastels.

“Sketching is more forgiving than any other medium,” she said. 

After her studies at Bluefield College, Dronsick said she hopes to find work that will allow her to continue to use her gift. She also hopes to teach others her trade.

“I am hoping to get a job at a library designing displays,” Dronsick said, “and giving private art lessons after I graduate from college.”