by Nanci Hersh | Oct 6, 2021 | Inspiration, Works of Art
Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2021, I’m asking you to join me in supporting women. If you’ve known me for a while you know that I’ve had my own personal experiences with the disease. This year I’m reflecting and appreciating that...
by Nanci Hersh | Jan 20, 2017 | Commissioned, Hawaii, Inspiration, Painting, Paintings, Uncategorized, Works of Art
Revisiting my Shoe Portrait Series for an upcoming exhibition at The Pegge Hopper Gallery titled Art & Soul, a celebration of art and shoes. Combat Ready 2 is one of two small paintings that I will ship off to Honolulu for the February show. Originally, I was...
by Nanci Hersh | Dec 15, 2016 | Encaustic, Inspiration, Painting, What's in My Drawers
Something shiny, blue and full of texture in My Drawers! Deep Seascape is a swirling collage of movement and energy full of color, pattern, netting and small shiny mirrors (from old curtains!) It’s the way I roll- my love of water, found materials and pieces of...
by Nanci Hersh | Dec 6, 2016 | Koi Pond Series, Paintings, What's in My Drawers, Works of Art
Today’s post from What’s in My Drawers is a post election response to the state of affairs we are facing as a nation, and in the world at large. Koi fish have a powerful and energetic life force, demonstrated by their ability to swim against currents and...
by Nanci Hersh | Dec 5, 2016 | Inspiration, What's in My Drawers, Works of Art
What’s in My Drawers is back! Now through the end of the month I will be posting work from my flat files- or walls, many which have never been exhibited before. Starting with…Come Hither. Painting orchids is as alluring as having them grace your home....
by Nanci Hersh | Nov 16, 2016 | Inspiration, Installation art, sculpture, Works of Art
As with most of my work, the Net sculptures are an intuitive or visceral response to an emotional state or experience. The first of the small sculptures made of wire, paper pulp and encaustic came into being after we moved from New Jersey to Pennsylvania several years...