by Nanci Hersh | Nov 10, 2015 | Art Events, Art Exhibitions and Events, Hawaii, Inspiration, Koi Pond Series, Paintings
Duty calls. After living on the North Shore of Oahu for many years, I know that I never need a reason to return to my beloved Hawaii. However a request and an invite are the impetus for making this current trip. The Request: To be part of the exhibition committee for...
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 | 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 | Feb 27, 2015 | Koi Pond Series, Painting, Paintings, Travel, Works of Art
Throughout my practice as an artist there is a thread that winds and flows through my work. This line connects the experiences, stories, materials, and places that inform and inspire the work to the elements within each piece as well. Water, koi, birds, vessels,...
by Nanci Hersh | Dec 21, 2014 | Koi Pond Series, Painting, What's in My Drawers, Works of Art
Day #21 of What’s in My Drawers. Fluid and peaceful, my koi pond continues to be a place of refuge. This was one of 3 or 4 large paintings on paper that I did when we first moved into our home several years ago. Finding a house with a koi pond and gardens closed...
by Nanci Hersh | Nov 12, 2014 | artists, Collaboration, Inspiration, Koi Pond Series, photographs
This week calls us to remember those that have served their country with Veterans Day in the United States, and Remembrance Day in Great Britain. This year November 11, 2014 marked the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, also known as the Great War. I have...