by Nanci Hersh | Jan 5, 2018 | Paintings, Uncategorized
1995, I returned to the east coast after 11 years in Hawaii, I thought I planned it perfectly. Fly back in March and avoid a NJ winter. Now we all know that you can get snow into early April around here. But that year it worked. It was cold and gray but spring came...
by Nanci Hersh | Jan 1, 2018 | Paintings
Dini and Maggie, especially Dini expect (a.k.a. demand!) a daily walk. And that’s a good thing, because it gets me out, walking, even when it is 20 degrees out and quite frankly, my tropically inclined body- and mind would rather not venture out. And, besides...
by Nanci Hersh | Dec 11, 2017 | Art Events, Art Exhibitions and Events, Miami Art Week 17
Just back from Miami Art Week. I spent 3 days walking, talking, and Ubering to and fro with my friend, artist Shari Epstein who has done this before (multiple times) and knows the ropes of navigating the the city; which venues to catch, roads to avoid (mega traffic)...
by Nanci Hersh | Sep 5, 2017 | drawings, Inspiration, Paintings
“The curse of cancer created a strange and strained existence, challenging me to be neither blind to, nor bound by, death’s approach. Even when the cancer was in retreat, it cast long shadows”. Paul Kalanithi, When Breath Becomes Air I can’t...
by Nanci Hersh | Aug 24, 2017 | Home/Studio, Inspiration, Painting by the Pond, Painting by the Pond Workshop
Painting by the Pond is one of my favorite weeks of the summer. It’s when I share my backyard gardens and beloved koi pond with creative, talented, energetic, and warm individuals. Each participant comes a few hours a day to paint, draw, and this year, make...
by Nanci Hersh | Jun 29, 2017 | Travel
Greetings from South Carolina! Day 1 Insight…. Painting, parenting, life: sometimes you just need to let go, let it flow, and get out of your own way. ...
by Nanci Hersh | Jun 12, 2017 | Art Events, Art Exhibitions and Events, Inspiration, photographs
Graduation. May and June are filled with ceremonies and celebrations marking this milestone. Whether you have it all mapped out; moving on to college, post graduate degree, travel or have a job lined up, or- like most, face What Now? – Congratulations! You did...
by Nanci Hersh | Jun 5, 2017 | Inspiration, Koi Pond Series, Paintings
Gratitude expressed, passionately and energetically. Mapping out a place for an energetic expression of gratitude as I navigate the spectrum of human emotions and experience. say what? I am grateful to be here to sit with, and experience the joy, anxiety, and...
by Nanci Hersh | May 9, 2017 | Koi Pond Series, Painting by the Pond, Painting by the Pond Workshop, Plein Air, Summer painting workshop, Workshops
Muck and lots of it. That’s what we found when we drained our backyard koi pond for some spring cleaning. We also found a family of ducks, a cat, and a turtle (ornamental of course), that have taken a dive over the years. The fish hung out in large tubs for most...
by Nanci Hersh | Mar 20, 2017 | Inspiration, Teaching, Workshops
Words matter. what we say, and how we say it. and on Friday, March 17 (the very day that White House released their proposed budget cuts that will axe the National Endowment for the Arts, and Public Radio to name just a couple, Delaware State’s poets laureates...
