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Nancy Hawkins



Artist Bio :
    "Open air painting is so enriching. When outside I’m drawn into a deeper sense of the beauty of the landscape. Capturing in paint some essence of God’s handiwork is an intriguing thrill. Shapes and colors change constantly via the elements, like a kaleidoscope turning as it is held up to the light. Sunlight and shadow, the movement of a breeze, even the scent of a place, makes painting en plein air so much more stimulating than painting from a photo.

"I must work quickly to capture that flash of wonder the light reveals to me. This contributes to the energy that comes through in my painting. I even enjoy the unrefined look of the brush strokes and texture of paint that describes the landscape, yet also gives the viewer tactile awareness of the work itself.

"I was raised in the “Religious Society of Friends”.  Our way of worship is contemplative, where the congregation seeks together to hear the Word of God within. As I look outward, at the way light gives shape and color to a landscape, cityscape, face or figure, my experience of Christ as living Spirit and Creator enhances my own creative experience.

"My painting is a celebration of light and color. Light is a metaphor of Christ the creator. Light reveals color, exposing immediate substance. It reveals depth and detail. Light communicates relationships, revealing nuances that continuously change, yet have a timeless source.

"It is my privilege to be a participant in various juried artist shows, particularly OPAS, The Hoyt in New Castle PA (where I also teach a plein air class) and The Butler in Youngstown, Ohio. I also teach drawing and painting at the Boardman, Ohio, YMCA."

Visit Nancy's painting blog at artistimpressionsfromlife.blogspot.com
 

     
E-Mail:
nanquaker@aol.com
 
Phone:
330.429.5686

 

"Wild Asters and Goldenrod"
11" x 14"
Oil
 

 

"Catawba Marina, West"
12" x 16"
Oil

 

"Catawba Lillies"
12" x 12"
Oil
 

 

"Sails On Mosquito Lake"
12" x 16"
Oil

 

"Farm Road"
9" x 12"
Oil

 

"New Castle Winter"
11" x 14"
Oil
 

 

"First Month Thaw"
11" x 14"
Oil

 

"Saint James Meeting House"
9" x 12"
Oil

 

"Ohio River Island"
14" X 18"
Oil
 

 

"Volant Falls In Evening Light"
12" x 16"
Oil

 

 

"Lake Arthur"
9" x 12"
Oil

 

"Quarry, Cuyahoga Valley"
9" x 12"
Oil


 

"Gold Poured Out Like Water"
12" x 16"
Oil

 

 

"Corn Rows In Snow"
12" x 16"
Oil

 

 

"Clarkson, Late Evening"
12" x 16"
Oil

 



"Hill Cattle"
9" x 12"
Oil

 

"Cicero Cornfield"
12" x 16"
Oil
SOLD

 

     
2009 OPAS Plein Air Competition
BEST of SHOW

"Catawba Island Peninsula"
12" x 16"
Oil on Panel

 

 



"Hilltop Horseplay"
11" x 14"
Oil on Canvas

 

"Yosemite, Afternoon Mist"
12" x 16"
Oil on Canvas
 

 

"Golden Rod"
11" x 14"
Oil on Canvas
SOLD

 

"Winter Storm"
9" x 12"
Oil on Canvas

 

 

"Pond Reflecting Autumn"
9" x 12"
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
 

 

"Pond Lilies"
8" x 10"
Oil on Canvas

 

"Emma's Sitting"
24" x 18"
Conte Crayon

 

 

"Ford Upstream"
12" X 16"
Oil on Canvas

 

"Martin & Martin"
12" x 16"
Oil on Canvas

 

"Mountain Lupine"
11" x 14"
Oil on Canvas

 

 


"Brandywine Falls"
12" x 16"
Oil on Canvas


 

"Two Sails and Blue Boat"
12" x 16"
Oil on Canvas
SOLD



 

"Rocky Shoreline"
9" x 12"
Oil on Canvas

 

"Buck Creek Marina"
12" x 16"
Oil on Canvas

 

"Day Lily and Hollyhocks"
10" x 8"
Oil on Canvas
SOLD


 

"Lakeside Walkway"
12" x 16"
Oil on Canvas
SOLD

 

"Fields Near Winona"
10" x 16"
Oil on Canvas
SOLD

 

"Garden on the Farm"
" x 16"
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
 

 

"Hollyhocks Against the Lake"
14" X 11"
Oil
SOLD


 

"Forsythia"
10" X 8"
Oil

 

"Sycamore in Summer"
18" X 14"
Oil

 

"Ice Over Mosquito Lake"
12" X 18"
Oil


 

"Ryan at Pine Lake"
     9" X 12"
    Oil

 

"Sprucevale Sycamore"
11" X 14"
Oil

 

"Kirk Valley"
12" X 16"
Oil

"Killbuck Marsh"
12" X 16"
Oil
 

 

"Sap Bucket"
14" X 11"
   Oil
 

"Enon Valley"
8" X 10"
Oil
SOLD


 

"The Schoolhouse"
8" X 10"
Oil
 



"Roadside Marsh"
26" X 19"
Conté Crayon
 

 

"Rainy Day"
11" X 14"
oil on canvas

 

"Marblehead, Lake Erie"
8" X 16"
oil on masonite
SOLD

 

"Middle Fork Creek"
14" X 18"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD

 


 
"Late Evening"
16" X 20"
Oil on Masonite
 
 

 

"Two Trees"
20" X 26"
Conté Crayon

"Low Road"
10" X 14"
Oil on Canvas
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
     
   
 

 


 

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