by Nanci Hersh | Feb 12, 2015 | artists, Home/Studio, Inspiration, Painting
Most young children love making art. It’s fun, messy, and uninhibited, just like them! Give a young child some paint and something to move it around with, and they’ll “go to town.” All too soon, many children decide that they aren’t good...
by Nanci Hersh | Jan 7, 2015 | Art Events, Painting, Paintings, Works of Art
Begin anew. New Year, new canvas, and yes, first snow of 2015. And tonight begins my 8 week Painting Studio Workshop at my Okie Drive Studio. 2014 was life as it can be and is- full of laughter, tears, challenges and celebrations. Making art, teaching, traveling,...
by Nanci Hersh | Dec 31, 2014 | Painting, Paintings, Works of Art
With the New Year comes resolutions, intentions, goals and reflections, and not necessarily, in that order. There is something about the circle that has surfaced in my work over the years- targets, cells, bubbles, sometimes as a void, other times creating a pattern....
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 | Dec 4, 2014 | Painting, What's in My Drawers, Works of Art
Day #4 of What’s in My Drawers This painting is from my Walks thru Life: Shoe Portraits Series. Function, fashion, or fetish, what we put on our feet can say alot about who we are. I bought this pair of shoes for the Art of Survival inaugural event several years...
by Nanci Hersh | Oct 8, 2014 | artists, Collaboration, Inspiration, Painting, Prints, Works of Art
It can be interesting, rewarding, or perhaps even challenging, to receive feedback on your work, regardless of your profession. However, to have someone respond to your work of art with an original musical composition- is a gift. Artist, composer, and playwright Helen...
