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Nancy has been creating works of art since she was 8. She studied Fine Arts at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. Her work has won numerous awards in shows throughout the United States.
Tell us about yourself and background. I started drawing faces when I was 8 years old. My favorite subjects were elderly Chinese men with lots of wrinkles. I also started drawing portraits of Native Americans at an early age, which was influenced by living in the Western and South Western US. I began experimenting with pen and ink, and acrylics and learned basics about value. Later on, I studied fine art at the University of Colorado, Boulder, however I earned a Math degree. After graduating, I began my career in software engineering, but throughout my 38+ year career, I continued to create art and enter shows. I first started with pastels over 30 years ago and have had a passion for them ever since. Since my retirement two years ago, I have been able to focus more on my life’s true passion: art. Tell us about your work. My present work is a culmination of the different medias I have utilized prior. My work focuses on vibrant colors, strong lines and a good sense of value. Technically, I try to produce high quality, high-contrast work, to evoke thought and emotion. I would describe my style as semi-realistic, with impressionistic backgrounds and strong-lined accents. My primary subject matter tends to be indigenous peoples, people with character and endangered or wild animals.
Why is your work a good investment? I am always experimenting with the latest paints, papers and tools, and always strive to bring innovation to my work. I continue to show the depth, compassion
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What makes your work unique? Technically, my work is a unique combination of realism, impressionism and line. I focus on showing the incredible beauty, love, compassion and innocence in my subjects, which brings out each subject’s own uniqueness. I work to capture the spirit of each of my subjects, animals included, and I believe that this attention is what makes my art unique.