As a plein air painter, Nancy works on location. She is drawn to patterns of light and shadow in the landscape and how they relate to each other in a composition. “It always starts with composition, and how I can shape it to move the eye through a painting,” she explains,  “Once the pattern works, I move on to the color palette: how to mix harmonious color to create the unique lighting of that moment and that place.  Light changes by the minute outdoors, and each season differs greatly; the long shadows of winter differ from the bright spectral highlights of an overhead sun. Each are unique.The misty coastal air is quite different from the high desert. I think that’s why I paint so many varied subjects; I love observing and trying to recreate the differences.”

Along with strong composition and sense of light, Nancy’s paintings achieve the depth of space and a clarity of relationships between the elements in her work. Her paintings have been recognized with awards in the many plein air events and juried shows in Northern California.

Nancy has a BA in art from DePauw University. She shows her work at Colibri Gallery in Morgan Hill, CA and Truckee’s  Piper J and Ridgeline Galleries.