by Nanci Hersh | Dec 16, 2015 | Inspiration, Koi Pond Series, Paintings, What's in My Drawers
“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” ― Lao Tzu Painting koi intuitively reminds me to let go of resistance and be...
by Nanci Hersh | Dec 15, 2015 | Painting, What's in My Drawers, Works of Art
“There’s always room for a story that can transport people to another place.” ― J.K. Rowling Winter Whites is from my Shoe Portraits series. All shoes have a story, how they came into your life and where they’ve taken you. Now that’s a selfie....
by Nanci Hersh | Dec 14, 2015 | Prints, What's in My Drawers, Wilmington Flower Market
It may be December but it feels like May here in the Delaware Valley. Record setting temperatures for this month is a good reason as any to share a mixed media drawing I created on site at the Wilmington Flower Market Spring 2015. Rides, dogs, food trucks,...
by Nanci Hersh | Dec 13, 2015 | Encaustic, Inspiration, What's in My Drawers
“Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.” Mother Theresa Sometimes (hopefully, often) you make something for the pure joy of creating. For me, it is about manipulating materials, building layers with colors and texture to create a sense of...
by Nanci Hersh | Dec 12, 2015 | Inspiration, Paintings, What's in My Drawers
The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls. Pablo Picasso Two paintings of a metal crow statue from a neighbor who knew I loved the dark birds, a found bottle that had been buried draped with meditation beads and some dried gourds. Small still...
by Nanci Hersh | Dec 11, 2015 | 798 ICAF, Inspiration, Prints, What's in My Drawers, Works of Art
“I’m thankful for my struggle because without it I wouldn’t have found my strength.” Author Alex Elle.