by Nanci Hersh | Mar 25, 2016 | Commissioned, Home/Studio, Painting, Paintings, Works of Art
Getting Reflection Pond, a recent commissioned diptych (2 panel painting) packed and ready for shipping to Hawaii was an art in itself. While packing and shipping art is something I have done before (just recently sent work to Cedar Street Galleries in Honolulu) I...
by Nanci Hersh | Mar 15, 2016 | Commissioned, Koi Pond Series, Paintings, Works of Art
Reflection Pond is finished, and ready to be packed and shipped to it’s new home in Hawaii! The commissioned diptych will hang in the new home of a longtime friend and collector, Cathalene. Scott and I spent some time in her beautiful piece of paradise...
by Nanci Hersh | Jan 27, 2016 | Home/Studio, Inspiration, Koi Pond Series, Paintings, Uncategorized
Nothing like a blizzard with howling winds, dumping 2-3′ of snow to remind us what many mammals and some fish know. Winter is a time to hibernate, or at least, lay low, like the fish in our backyard koi pond. While fish don’t truly hibernate, they do go...
by Nanci Hersh | Sep 18, 2015 | artists, Inspiration, Paintings, Prints, sculpture, welding, Works of Art
Two hearts that played on distant shores Content though they were, they wanted more These two lines are from a poem that my husband Scott wrote to celebrate our marriage. Titled Pure Love, it tells the story of our long distant love affair that began 22 years ago as a...
by Nanci Hersh | Mar 20, 2015 | Painting, Paintings, Works of Art
As a mother of two boys, I know quite a bit about Wild Things. So, when the opportunity came to paint large scale characters from Maurice Sendak’s beloved book, Where the Wild Things Are for an upcoming event, I jumped at the chance. Oh and what great fun I...