by Nanci Hersh | Aug 7, 2015 | drawings, Home/Studio, Inspiration, Travel
Drawing yesterday in my studio Garbiñe, our visiting guest from Basque Country of Spain watched me thoughtfully. Interested in language, she speaks three fluently, is proficient in others and will study philology in college this year. Taking her various places in the...
by Nanci Hersh | Aug 2, 2015 | Home/Studio, Inspiration, Painting by the Pond Workshop
Cooling off this week at White Clay State Park had me thinking about the expression “Dog Days of Summer” which is the time period commonly associated with July 3 – August 11. The phrase has its origins in the stars with the placement of the so called...
by Nanci Hersh | Jul 16, 2015 | Art Events, artists, Home/Studio, Inspiration, Koi Pond Series, Painting, Painting by the Pond, Painting by the Pond Workshop, Summer painting workshop, Teaching, Works of Art, Workshops
Writer, artist and student, Ivana Gatica is guest blogger this week. In David Hockney: A Bigger Picture a film by Bruno Wollheim, Hockney returns to paint his native Yorkshire. At the onset of the film we see Hockney driving the English countryside as he reflects that...
by Nanci Hersh | Jul 7, 2015 | Home/Studio, Inspiration
“Leap, and the net will appear.” John Burroughs which seems to go hand in hand with another one of my favorite quotes: “Recognize that you don’t know where you stand, and you will begin to watch where you put your feet. That’s when...
by Nanci Hersh | May 31, 2015 | Art Internship, Creating a video, Home/Studio, Inspiration, Koi Pond Series, Painting by the Pond, Paintings
Working the past two weeks with intern Ivana Gatica has been a great experience- for both of us. We accomplished a lot together and had a great time in the studio, by the pond, in front of the computer or out and about at art and teaching venues. This included...
by Nanci Hersh | May 24, 2015 | Art Internship, Home/Studio, Teaching
Writer, artist and intern, Ivana Gatica is guest blogger this week. As the first in my family to pursue a career in the arts, I have heard much about the risk and reasons why not to follow my dreams. For a long time I listened to these comments and questions such as...
