Margo Locke

    Margo Locke resides in the Great Smoky Mountains of Western North Carolina but originated from Kentucky where she received a B.F.A. in Art from Murray State University. Her art is inspired by the beautiful landscapes of the Appalachian region she lives in as well as the engaging people she is surrounded by.  Margo is a retired Middle-grades Science teacher. She has three daughters and seven grandchildren who live near her and who help embody life as well as embrace her art. 
        Her style is a direct reflection of what she sees in the images she projects in her art. For her, water color is the medium that best reflects what she observes and allows her to portray them artfully in her paintings with her own unique style. She does not draw out her ideas but she mentally paints the picture in her imagination and then transfers that image to her paint. The colors and patterns are very real to her and sometimes the end result is unexpected as she feels that the process of all her art is an adventure. She has always felt that her art is a gift from the Lord and is one of the reasons she enjoys it so much.
     Margo is currently represented in several galleries in North Carolina.  She has illustrated a book called Lillie’s Smile  and is involved in the John Campbell Folk School.  She actively markets a line of notecards printed from her original watercolors.  She received Best of Show Purchase Award in 1997 and First Place Award in 1999 in Union County Bank Art Show at Blairsville, Georgia. Her artwork is on the inner cover of Asheville - Land of the Sky and her artwork was accepted in the Paul VI Life Exhibit in Washington, D.C. Her watercolors are presently displayed  in John  C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina; the  Twigs and Leaves Gallery in Waynesville, North Carolina and Blue Ridge Mountains Art Association in Blue Ridge, Georgia.