Nancy Wallace: October 2015

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

#96 Waiting bales

A fun painting to do when the elements take you right into the distance. This large shed for bales is on a 300 acre lot that is for sale. I hope it doesn't sell any time soon!
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Tuesday, October 6, 2015

#95 Stony Point Pass view

I can always find gentle curves in the landscape in my neighborhood. They seem to suggest taking the time for an outdoor meditation in a quiet, easy atmosphere.
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Saturday, October 3, 2015

#94 Morning by the fence

This composition had a lot of converging lines to play with. The warm morning light created long shadows and provided contrast
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Friday, October 2, 2015

#93 Do YOU know how to drive this thing?

These guys gathered around this old tractor like they wanted to take a ride. I couldn't help them with that...

I like to build up each painting in a series of steps, starting with a gesture drawing in paint. Then I go on to abstract shapes and marks to create more definition as the work progresses. I usually work towards satisfying an original concept, but sometimes the result is just a distillation of life as I'm experiencing it. Subjects range from still life composition, to landscape, figure and even to my four-legged family members.

When other people appreciate my paintings, and can relate to them, it only reinforces the notion that we are not separate from one another. That's one of the greatest things about art--that it lets people know they're not alone and that others share similar feelings about this amazing world that we live in.