Artist Statement

Living in Nova Scotia I am deeply moved by the landscapes. I feel the light, the colours and the smell of salt air and pine trees. I often take photos for reference but they never seem to capture all that I'm seeing or feeling. I've been working on ways to translate what is in my mind's eye into images so I can express the joy that I feel after being moved by the beauty of place. I have been manipulating my reference photos to enhance certain accepts and abstract others as a stepping stone to create ideas, to inform the marks I will make with my paint.

Biography

Nancy grew up in Nova Scotia and received her BFA in Fine Art from NSCAD University (1991). Nancy began her career as a professional artist working as a photographer for a regional Nova Scotia newspaper and went on to become a digital artist in the computer game industry, working in San Francisco, Toronto and Ottawa. After moving to the South Shore of N.S. in 2010, Nancy began to transition away from her computer to focus on more traditional drawing and painting. "Nova Scotia is my muse, one I share with the many artists that fall in love with this place. As a sensitive soul, I am deeply affected by my surroundings and as an artist one can't help but want to share the magic that this place evokes in you". Nancy is currently represented by the Laurie Swim Gallery in Lunenburg and is a member of the Lunenburg Art Gallery Society.