Autumn at William & Mary Print

Spencer Yancey was born and raised in Waynesboro, Virginia. Growing up in the Shenandoah Valley he quickly developed an appreciation for nature and depicting its beauty through art. At a young age he began taking lessons from local artist, from whom he learned many valuable artistic skills which he incorporates into his style and work to this day. Spencer made art his primary focus through grade school and into college, attending the Savannah College of Art and Design before finishing his degree at Eastern Mennonite University. Today, Spencer is an oil painter, focusing primarily on landscapes and leaning heavily on an impasto style with a palette knife as his only applicator. Knife painting has allowed him to find his unique style, in depicting various scenes that reflect Realism but contain texture and a loose play on details that hint an Impressionism influence.