by Nanci Hersh | Jul 16, 2015 | Art Events, artists, Home/Studio, Inspiration, Koi Pond Series, Painting, Painting by the Pond, Painting by the Pond Workshop, Summer painting workshop, Teaching, Works of Art, Workshops
Writer, artist and student, Ivana Gatica is guest blogger this week. In David Hockney: A Bigger Picture a film by Bruno Wollheim, Hockney returns to paint his native Yorkshire. At the onset of the film we see Hockney driving the English countryside as he reflects that...
by Nanci Hersh | Jun 29, 2015 | Art Exhibitions and Events, Inspiration, Painting
Site specific sculpture? Random acts of color? Arbor ardor? These castaways were spotted on the way back from our compost run at work today. Had to hop out of our floral department golf cart to capture the beauty in the unexpected. That’s what we see, and...
by Nanci Hersh | Apr 30, 2015 | Art Events, Art Exhibitions and Events, artists, Inspiration, Painting, Paintings
Nicole Royer is a painter and designer currently working in Wilmington, DE. Nicole and I check in with each other weekly about our work and the business of being an artist. She’s exhibiting her work at Highland Arts Garage in Wilmington, DE with a reception...
by Nanci Hersh | Mar 26, 2015 | artists, Inspiration, Painting, Paintings, photographs, Plein Air, Travel, Works of Art
Laurette Kovary is a New York based artist who is currently living in Abu Dhabi. In 2014, she followed her husband Chris, an architect to this cosmopolitan capital of the United Arab Emirates. Laurette, Chris and I go way back to our days at Pratt where we all first...
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...
by Nanci Hersh | Feb 27, 2015 | Koi Pond Series, Painting, Paintings, Travel, Works of Art
Throughout my practice as an artist there is a thread that winds and flows through my work. This line connects the experiences, stories, materials, and places that inform and inspire the work to the elements within each piece as well. Water, koi, birds, vessels,...
