One thing that is for sure about this 30 year old artist from San Miguel, CA is that his painting is a conscious force that really hums. Colorscapes that glorify everything that is right about the spirit of the famed California landscape. In only four years as a professional artist his unique minimalist style has attracted a devotee following.

Born in Victoria, British Colombia in 1975, his father is the world renowned artist Frank Licsko and his mother is the realist artist Joanne Licsko. His parents moved the family to Los Angeles in the early eighties for a few years before settling into Carmel on California's Monterey Peninsula. He started work as a martial arts instructor and later worked with a prestigious landscaping company in the Carmel area. In September 2000 a serious spinal injury sidelined his landscaping. Being bed ridden for two months was, needless to say, very difficult for a young man who was used to working outdoors. As a form of therapy he turned to his love for drawing. Ever since he could pick up a pencil Adam has had a passion for both artistic drawing, as well as having sketched hundreds of ideas he has for inventions.

Then the other shoe dropped. The doctors told him his landscaping days were over and he would have to find a new occupation. His parents hoping to find something to help him cope and stay busy during his long recovery gave him an oil paint set and two small canvases as a Christmas present. With nothing else to do and out of desperation he picked up the brush and began to paint. Four weeks later he finished his first ever painting. He also then began the patenting process for some of his inventions. The rest, as they say, is history.

In his short painting career he has been featured in many magazine and newspaper articles, his paintings have appeared three times in Art World News, he has already had three one-man shows and has among his many collectors several major corporate collections including Nissan, Amgen, Seagate Technologies and State Farm. In 2005 he received his first patents for a brilliantly simple device, only 3 Y2" long, to help maintain proper posture while carrying heavy or awkward loads.

Adam's painting continues to intensify after his recent move to a bluff top home and a new studio nestled among the hills and trees that supply the grand images found in many of his paintings. One thing that is for sure about this 30 year old artist form San Miguel, when you see one of his unique paintings you know it is an Adam Licsko.