Andrea Kordyban aka REE MCDEE lasted a whole two weeks in art school before realizing that “colouring inside the lines” wasn’t her thing and that grading art was a crime against creativity so she did what any reasonable person would do—ran away to another country to teach art where she didn’t even speak the language. 

Upon returning, Andrea skipped the whole "formal training" business and dove headfirst into the chaotic world of self-taught artistry. With sheer stubbornness and an unrelenting caffeine habit, she became an internationally selling-freelance artist.

When she’s not slinging paint onto canvas or experimenting with glass, Andrea moonlights as a face painter and entertainment company owner of Painted Parrot Entertainment catering to events across Alberta, turning regular humans into superheroes, unicorns, and if shes really lucky a favourite Pokemon.