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 | Jul 29, 2016 | Home/Studio, Inspiration, Koi Pond Series, Painting by the Pond, Painting by the Pond Workshop, Paintings, Plein Air, Summer painting workshop, Teaching
What a great week of Painting by the Pond 2016! If you’ve ever taken- or taught an art workshop before you know that you come away renewed and inspired by the others in the group, whether you are an experienced painter or it is your first time working with a new...
by Nanci Hersh | Jul 20, 2016 | Inspiration, Koi Pond Series, Painting, Painting by the Pond, Painting by the Pond Workshop, Paintings, Plein Air, Workshops
Day #3 of Painting by the Pond 2016. This week long summer workshop, now in its 3rd year has our largest group to date with returning painters who have worked with me before, as well as new people with varying levels of experience in front of an easel. I enjoy working...
by Nanci Hersh | Mar 26, 2015 | artists, Inspiration, Painting, Paintings, photographs, Plein Air, Travel, Works of Art
Laurette Kovary is a New York based artist who is currently living in Abu Dhabi. In 2014, she followed her husband Chris, an architect to this cosmopolitan capital of the United Arab Emirates. Laurette, Chris and I go way back to our days at Pratt where we all first...