Nancy Medina
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VISUAL LANGUAGE
contemporary fine art
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July 2013 Volume 2 No. 7
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Studio Visit with Nancy Medina
Nancy Medina is an award winning artist and Dallas Arboretum flower painting instructor whose paintings are collected around the world. Known for her bold colors and eye catching container gardens, the Texas artist left her corporate day job 2 months ago to pursue art fulltime. “I took the leap – I traded heels and hose for paint brushes and flip flops!” said Medina. For 12 years, Nancy balanced a career as a magazine editor with painting and teaching. “I sold over 300 paintings in 2012, and I’ve discovered that teaching art is my passion. All the signs were pointing in one direction – the easel,” she said. With flower painting workshops scheduled in Florida, New Hampshire, Missouri, Virginia, and across Texas, Nancy is well on her way to reaching her dream. Nancy works in transparent oils using large, loose strokes of color. Most of her paintings are completed in entirety with a single ¾ inch flat brush, and are painted ala prima, or wet on wet, all in one sitting. Named one of today’s best floral and botanical artists by American Art Collector Magazine, Nancy’s paintings have earned awards both nationally and internationally. She paints from fresh flowers, and teaches her students to deconstruct mother nature into shape and color, rather than petal and leaf, letting the transparent base blend with opaques to create beautiful and unusual color combinations. “The transparent colors serve as a way to add depth and mystery, the key is to remember to let some of these transparents show through, don’t cover every inch of your canvas with opaques. When you lay down a brilliant stroke of color, don’t blend it away. Fight the urge! And don’t fear the blank canvas – after all, it’s only paint!” You can see more of Nancy’s original paintings at www.nancymedina.com and you can contact her at nancy@nancymedina.com.
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Over the years my style has changed a lot and I find myself easily influenced by other artists. I think as any artist I am still finding my way and have resigned myself to being a seeker, experimenter, alchemist of art....for today. Recently I’ve been exploring digital art creation on my iPad using apps such as Art Rage, Paper 53, NoteLedge, Phonto, Procreate and Noteshelf. While I loose the tactile quality I love about traditional mixed media work, being able to have all of these tools wherever I am allows me to produce more work and flush out ideas quickly.
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Dream Seeker Stargazers 16X20
Cup of Sunshine Daisy Bouquet 16X20
Celestial Garden Hydrangeas and Roses
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Cuties and Hydrangeas 16X20
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