Nancy is an artist and an educator. Her earlier incarnations in artistic expression were those of a goldsmith and sculptor. She exhibited these works nationally in galleries and art shows, including The Cherry Creek Art Show in Denver and the Smithsonian Craft Show in Washington DC. She studied sculpture at the University of Illinois, Champaign, and earned her MA in Art Education and MFA in Art and Design. Currently, she is enjoying her expression using acrylics and oil processes as an intuitive painter. She is currently showing in Colorado Springs, in True North Art Gallery and The Lookup Gallery.
Statement
I create exciting, energetic, and spontaneous abstract paintings. The stunning Colorado Landscape inspires my work. As a young woman in my 20s, I extensively explored these rocky landscapes as a rock climber, climbing in Lumpy Ridge and Rocky Mountain National Park. I no longer climb, but am still active in the mountains. This wilderness continues to affect my artwork and my paintings, which remember the dramatic canyons, rivers, and mountains of the West.
In my collection of paintings, such as my “Torn Earth” series as well as my “Canyon Studies”,
I am painting my experiences in the mountains of Colorado. The “Torn Earth” paintings are painted in oils and are reminiscent of geological processes that are folded into the landscape. These are purely intuitive and process paintings, meaning that they are created by me playing with my processes in order to create the work. There are no photographs involved here; in fact, the only planning entails some value and color studies.
The other series that I am working on simultaneously is my “Canyon Studies”. These paintings are done with acrylic and mixed media and are created from the resplendent imprints of the many mountainous places around my home. They reflect my fascination with rocks, ledges, and crevasses. In these, I am trying to capture the energy and vitality of the weather and the landscape.
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