Vicki Lewis will be presenting her first solo art show beginning Friday at the Maple Valley Arts Center, 23220 Maple Valley Highway, Suite 15.

The show is sponsored by the Maple Valley Creative Arts Council and is titled “Motherhood.”

The paintings are described as mixed media art and Lewis said she uses “molded paste and gel medium to make them come off the canvas.”

Lewis said she uses a pallatte knife and a soft brush on skin tones.

Motherhood is an important and relevant subject for Lewis to explore. She is the mother of three children – two girls, 8 and 5, and a 3-year-old boy.

Lewis said she had been painting “since I was little. I started this style the past year.”

She graduated from San Jose State University in San Jose, Calif. earning a degree in art with an emphasis on education.

Lewis said there are also influences in her work from the time she lived in Singapore and traveled throughout Asia.