Nancy Hughes Miller art: September 2017

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Beach paintings to the AAFNYC, 9/13-17

Seaside Moods, Moody Sky Beach, Daybreak Sands, Quiet Waves oil on canvas 36x36x1.5

I hope my beach paintings will all find new homes at the fair, September 13-17, 2017! Thanks UGallery.com for inviting me!

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Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Marsh paintings at Little Art Gallery, Cameron Village, Raleigh, NC

Morning Marsh Light oil on canvas 12x36

Marsh Clouds, Purple Sky oil on canvas 12x36

I enjoy the wide format canvas because it lends itself to landscape perfectly. I believe the horizontal vastness mimics the eye as it scans the horizon to take in nature's awesome everyday beauty. These two are currently available at The Little Art Gallery, Cameron Village, Raleigh, NC.

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Inspired by beauty in the landscape, I seek to capture a bold yet quiet impression of everyday nature — as the colors of sky, earth and water converge on the horizon.

Nancy worked as a graphic designer for many years after graduating from North Carolina State's School of Design. Now a full-time painter in her Cary home studio, she remains influenced by the eye-opening, multifaceted education she received at NCSU which included classes in figure drawing, photography and art history. A lifetime of creative explorations, her design career, workshops and self-instruction also shape Nancy as a artist. But foremost, a love of the natural world — its beauty and fragility — inspires her to create her paintings.

Reflected in Nancy's art is the coastal environment of southeastern North Carolina, where she grew up and visits often. She enjoys painting from memory, observation and imagination — not always relying on photographs. Working in oils, Nancy explores color and light, shapes and forms to create a contemporary landscape in her own style. And though derived from familiar places, her scenes are usually not of a specific location. Instead she seeks to capture a bold yet quiet impression of everyday nature — as the colors of sky, earth and water converge on the horizon.