Khayli Heijkoop has been a citizen of the planet and the world of art all her life. Khayli traveled extensively throughout childhood living in the Far East and Europe after leaving the United States at the age of two. Her exposure to the world and art inspired her passion to express herself as she sees humanity and the world we live in. As a child, her parents encouraged her work and enrolled her in art classes. She spent the rest of her education working in different mediums and learning various techniques in shading and ink work. While living in the Philippines, Khayli won her first art competition at the age of 13. Several of her drawings were used in local exhibitions, publications and advertisements. At the age of 16, Khayli moved to Madrid, Spain. She continued exhibiting her work in a number of completions becoming the recipient of awards on the local, regional, national and international levels. Although she has received formal training, Khayli considers herself more of a self-taught painter with the formation of her artistry being the result of continuous practice and experimentation in different mediums. She finds inspiration during her observation of life, aspects of spirituality and through personal reflection. "For more years than I like to count, I was a non-practicing artist. As the poets say, the work paid the bills but starved the spirit. Thankfully, those days are now behind me...The joy and freedom of expression that my artistry hopefully conveys to those who can and do appreciate what I do is what inspires and drives me today." Today, her works hang in private collections (to include that of Mr. Walter J. Holynski, CEO, Evergreen Development & Management Group; Mr. David M. Power, President, Power Construction Management and Mr. Richard W. Evans, President, Community Greenhouse Foundation) across the country and around the world.