#30 Cali Almy and Whitmore Boogaerts
#30 on the BrochureArtists showing at: 1138 Horseneck Rd, Westport, MA 02790Cali Almy CeramicsCali AlmyBOTH TOURSCERAMICS: Decorative and functional ceramics, surfaces inspired by naturecalialmy@gmail.com401-345-6882https://www.calialmyceramics.com/Find us on Instagram!Cali has been learning about and teaching ceramics for years. She has worked in and supported a number of arts, educational, and community organizations in a variety of spaces throughout New England, and her ceramics can be seen in galleries and art festivals around the country. The natural landscape, particularly of the south coast of Massachusetts, are significant inspiration for Cali’s work in clay. She is always influenced by time walking in the woods, through the marsh, and along the shore. She is drawn to the patterns, colors, forms and contrasts found there. Cali enjoys the challenge of creating simple forms in clay, particularly vessels, platters, and tiles and then exploring more expressive surfaces. She plays with slips, glazes, resists, printing, pouring, and even finger painting to achieve results. Some of her work reveals recognizable images and patterns from landscape while others are more abstracted. She hopes her work brings a sense of love and respect for place. Her pieces are intended for everyday use, and she uses food safe materials on all her work.This location will also showcase SCA sculptor, Whitmore Boogaerts both weekends. The studios are a 1/4 mile from the Bayside Restaurant.____________Whitmore BoogaertsBOTH TOURSSCULPTURE: Indoor and outdoor, kinetic, wall, metal and morewhitmore64@gmail.comhttps://www.wb-sculpture.com401-297-9389Find us on Instagram!The sculptures range from tabletop, wall hanging to small and large outdoor kinetic pieces. With over thirty years making things for people, Whitmore does many commissions, including railings and other functional work. The materials are mostly steel and stainless steel, with some glass and wood. Maybe you can find something special for your home!
#31 Ruth Bourns and Carol Way Wood
#31 on the BrochureArtists showing at: Tupelo Studio 790 Drift Rd, Westport, MA 02790Ruth BournsBOTH TOURSFIBER ARTS: Linen and silk jackets, belts, shoulder bags, jewelry pouches and quiltsruthbourns@me.com508-636-6624Handmade fiber pieces including crib quilts, and women's accessories. These include shoulder bags, eyeglass cases, eye pillows, and many kimono cloth pieces. These include scarves, and jackets and vests from repurposed Japanese kimonos.________Carol Way WoodBOTH TOURSWATERCOLOR/PENCIL: Whimsical watercolors of animals, birds and flowerscarolwaywood@gmail.comhttps://www.carolwaywood.com/508-843-2250Find us on Facebook and Instagram!As a children's book illustrator, Carol's delicate watercolors tell stories in a gentle and fanciful way. She is particularly drawn to rabbits and raccoons. She has also created greeting cards and items for the gift market including paperweights and tiny boxes showcasing prints.Carol will be working on one of her watercolors during the Tour.
#32 Frank Clegg
#32 on the BrochureArtist Showing at: 88 Drift Rd, Westport, MA 02790Frank CleggBOTH TOURSWOODTURNING/WET FORMED LEATHER: Wood turned hollow forms and wet formed leather faceshttps://frankcleggleatherworks.com/
#33 Robert Dec
#33 on the BrochureArtist showing at: RDec Studios 12 Elise Michelle Way, Westport, MA 02790Robert DecBOTH TOURSPAINTINGS/PASTELS/PHOTOGRAPHY: Nature, landscape, seascape, classic cars and rock and roll artbossbandbob@gmail.comhttps://www.rdecart.com508-414-5015Find us on Facebook and Instagram!Robert Dec continues to experiment with a variety of styles and mediums of painting. His favorite mediums are acrylic and oil painting, photography, photo transfers, collage and pastels. His work ranges from very realistic, to abstracted, to completely abstract- with most work inspired by landscape, the environment and music.His latest works feature natural elements conveyed in a unique and expressive manner. His intention is to express and embellish the subject with paint and other materials, using surface textures, glazes and color while still retaining the recognizable and organic elements of the motif. With his landscapes, he tries to reflect energy changes caused by the Sun, the clouds and the weather. In all his work, He tries to combine the familiar with the unexpected.Robert Dec received his BFA from UMass Dartmouth in 1975 and MFA from Columbia University in1977. Robert has exhibited in art galleries and museums in New York City and New England. His work has been shown in several group, one person, two person and three person exhibitions. After teaching art for over 40 years at various schools, museums and colleges, he recently retired as Chair of the Visual Arts Department at the Bancroft School in Worcester, MA to move to Westport, MA and concentrate more time on his art.Access is from either Armory Petty Way, Westport or Robert St., Westport to 2 short private dirt roads -Kaplan Lane to my road, Elise Michelle Way. (Ignore the No Trespassing signs.) My studio will be in the first house (#12 gray ranch) on Elise Michelle Way at the bend where you can see Sawdy Pond. A parking area is well marked.
#34 Cecilia DelGaudio
#34 on the BrochureArtist showing at: Cecilia DelGaudio Art 226 Old Harbor Rd, Westport, MA 02790Cecilia DelGaudioBOTH TOURSSTONE/WOOD/PASTELS: Lyrical carvings and soothing pastels of local scenescjdcarving@gmail.comhttps://artbycecilia.com508-820-6597Find us on Facebook and Instagram!Will provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekends!Cecilia has been exploring the beauty and intensity of the pastel medium capturing some of the incredible beauty of the south coast scenery.I will explain and show the process of how casts are made from original carvings.Long driveway, studio is around back in walkout basement with sculpture on display enroute. Handicap parking to left of house that leads to door.
#35 Jade Donaldson
#35 on the BrochureArtist showing at: 615 Adamsville Rd., Westport, MA 02790Jade DonaldsonBOTH TOURSINTERDISCIPLINARY: Botanical works infused with nature’s magicjade.donaldson@gmail.comhttps://www.jadedonaldson.net/Find us on Instagram!Jade Donaldson is an interdisciplinary artist based in Little Compton. An alumna of the Brown-RISD Dual Degree program, she received a B.F.A. in Illustration (RISD) and a B.A. in Modern Culture and Media (Brown). She arrived in Little Compton in 2015, putting hands to work in cultivation of plants and design. The colors, textures, landscapes and forms she encounters in her daily vocation as a fine landscape gardener have significant presence in her work, and botanical subjects appear with frequency. Recently, her work includes oil landscapes painted like portals inside of wooden boxes, botanical illustrations in varying media and cyanotypes using materials of the meadow - grasses, seedheads. Long walks in the woods and on the beach are integral to her practice as sources of wonder, inspiration and mental clearing that allows for surprising gifts to be received.The studio is a small building right next to the Gray's Daily Grind overflow parking lot by the mill pond.
#36 Charles A Eastman and Heidi E O'Donnell Eastman
#36 on the BrochureArtists Showing at: 1923 Drift Rd, Westport Pt., MA 02791Charles A EastmanBOTH TOURSFINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY: Photography that focuses on stories in our varied environmentsceastman1923@gmail.comhttps://www.odonnelleastmandesign.com/401-339-0590Find us on Instagram!Charles specializes in black and white as well as color photography. His focus is on the images composition, using shapes, light, and shadow to evoke a human connection to the subject. He aims to capture the human experience and the story behind each image as a record of a moment in time.Join Charles Eastman, photographer, for a talk and demonstration about the world of photography including street photography. This includes a brief history of “street photography,” as well as how Charles tells a story with his work.__________Heidi E O'Donnell EastmanBOTH TOURSPAINTING: Atmospheric reflections of coastal Massachusetts, Ireland and Franceodonnelleastmandesign@gmail.comhttps://www.odonnelleastmandesign.com/401-368-5721Find us on Instagram!Heidi is an expressionist painter at heart, capturing movement in her art. Some of her paintings represent the moment when stillness and quietness emerge from movement. They reflect her interactions with nature, architecture, and interiors. Nature communicates with her through its colors and movement, while architecture and interiors inspire Heidi with their lines and forms. Working with oil paint is a visceral experience for Heidi. The texture, density, and pigment of the paint are as important as the inspiration she draws from the world around her. To Heidi, the journey is just as significant as the end result.Join Heidi O’Donnell Eastman, colorist, painter and designer for a talk and demonstration about the world of color. This includes a brief history of color as well as how Heidi uses color in her work.
#37 Wayne Fuerst
#37 on the BrochureArtist showing at: Destination Dirt 723 Main Rd, Westport, MA 02790Wayne Fuerst BOTH TOURSCERAMICS/HOMEMADE PAPER: Functional stoneware and floral handmade paperWaofuerst@gmail.com508-789-3121Will provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.Find us on Instagram and Facebook!Wayne has been a potter for 44 years and paper maker for 40 years. Wayne’s pottery is both functional and beautiful. Wayne’s paper is made from flowers, lovingly tended in his garden. No two papers are alike.Special demo in 2025: every visitor can make their very own, one-of-a-kind paper which they can take home with them. Enjoy the experience of learning while getting to enjoy Wayne’s beautiful garden.Parking all the road is encouraged. Enter the driveway through the blue door and pottery abounds!
#38 Vidar Axel Haaland
#38 on the BrochureArtist showing at: Haalandia Art Studio 1991 Main Rd, Westport Point, MA 02791Vidar Axel HaalandBOTH TOURSWATER COLOR & MIXED MEDIA: Landscape, figures, abstract and experimental works on papervhaaland@aol.com860-235-0782Find us on Instagram!Vidar Haaland is an avid photographer, painter and printmaker. He favors watercolor, but uses a variety of media, each informing the other. His subjects are varied, primarily painting what he loves and what he finds significant in his life.People and places, the play of color and light, and the beauty in the application of watercolor on paper. Vidar is interested in experimenting and the development of his work.Please park on the street, or along side of the circular drive on the lawn to allow free passage. Please notice plantings.Pay attention to our Poodles Henry and Flora. They are friendly.
#39 Trintje D Jansen
#39 on the BrochureArtist Showing at: 86 River Rd, Westport, MA 02790Trintje D JansenAUGUST 16 &17 OnlyPORCELAIN: Porcelain relief paintings, painted dishes and objectstdjansen86@gmail.com774-271-4443Trintje works in porcelain. She creates colorful relief paintings, depicting local water scenes and landscapes. Her painted dishes and whimsical animals are hand worked to form her pieces as she's seen it in nature. She uses acrylic paints to enhance her objects which are in collections across the country.steps at back porch access into studio
#40 William Kendall
#40 on the BrochureArtist showing at: 205 Brayton Point Rd, Westport, MA 02790William KendallBOTH TOURSACRYLIC: Abstract paintings in acrylicjkendallll@aol.comhttps://williamkendallpaintings.com508-636-0306Find us on Instagram!In dealing with abstraction, the artist is trying to create new ways of applying the paint using complicated layers of imposto and glazes…no two paintings are ever the same.
#41 Mark LeSaffre
#41 on the BrochureArtist Showing at: 172 Cadmans Neck Rd, Westport, MA 02790Mark LeSaffreBOTH TOURSOIL/ACRYLIC/INKWASH/COLLAGE: Plein air and studio paintings derived from naturemarkjlesaffre@gmail.comhttps://www.marklesaffre.comMark LeSaffre approach to painting is to say as much as necessary to convey the essence of the landscape. He isn't often interested in detail and will often move elements for the sake of the composition. His landscapes can walk a fine line with abstraction, however there remains a connection to the subject.
#42 Rochelle St. Martin Pettenati and Vania Noverça
#42 on the BrochureArtists Showing at: 711 Sodom Rd, Westport, MA 02790Rochelle St. Martin PettenatiBOTH TOURSACRYLIC ON CANVAS AND BOARD: Vibrant landscapes and flowers from the southcoastjpettenat@aol.com508-961-8396Rochelle St. Martin Pettenati is an artist who graduated with a BFA in illustration from Massachusetts College of Art & Design as well as an MAE with a concentration in painting from the University of Massachusetts in Dartmouth. She is inspired by the beauty of the South Coast, especially the farms, trails and beaches of Westport, LIttle Compton and Dartmouth. She works primarily from her home studio but during the spring and summer, enjoys painting outdoors. An avid gardener, Rochelle also enjoys painting flowers, from a single bloom in the style of her favorite artist O’Keeffe to a field of blooms bursting with a multitude of hues. “I believe art is a language we can all speak and understand, it is what connects us to each other as well as to past and future generations. Art is powerful, healing and omnipresent. It envelopes us and feeds our souls.”Walkout basement studio._______________Vania NoverçaBOTH TOURSOIL PAINTING/SCULPTURE: Vibrant paintings of florals, birds and expressive figurative subjectsnovercaincognito@gmail.com774-627-5977Find us on Instagram!Will provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekends!Vania Noverca Viveiros aka Vania Noverca is a local artist born and raised in the Steep Brook section of Fall River, MA. She is an Oil Painter and Sculptor who is inspired mostly by nature and the human figure, she considers herself a realist with a captivating contemporary flare. Her work is vibrant in color representing the vivid colors and form that can be found within nature. She is intrigued by the human figure in its expressive state; she enjoys capturing and conveying the emotions of her subjects in her drawings, paintings and sculptures sharing her experiences with her viewers! Her artist statement is one of which best describes her interpretive thoughts of being an Artist and should be considered if one seeks to know her! Artist Statement: “As an artist one is often asked to provide a biography and an artist statement when invited to a gallery or show, I truly understand the intent; however I must admit that I personally feel that in order to know an Artist one must learn who we are through our reflections and look beyond our shadows. Who, what, when and why, how are we inspired; each and every creation is a mere reflection of these entire things collectively. Our perception of another’s interpretation can sometimes be misconstrued, we must not limit ourselves, study, be inquisitive, engage with one another; only then will we learn who we are beyond the shadows we cast. Art is an expression of one self and must be shared with others.” Vania Noverca ViveirosVania would love to do a painting demonstration of local shore birds for each day of the tour; typically the duration of each demo is 1- 1 1/2 hours long. Vania would like to offer individuals to enter to win the paintings if that is acceptable and allowed according to any rules. if not, she will abide by all and any rules. Thank You in advance for your support
#43 Kitt Shaffer and Kris Shaffer
#43 on the BrochureArtists showing at: ShafferArts 1 Monument Dr, Westport, MA 02790Kitt ShafferBOTH TOURSOIL PAINTING/PASTEL/COLLAGE/PRINTS/CERAMICS: Colorful depictions of local scenery, creative pottery and printswestportshafferarts@gmail.comhttp://www.shafferarts.comWill provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekend.Kitt Shaffer began her art career in high school, winning First Place in the Shawnee Mission District competition in 1971 and 1972 for painting. She went on to minor in Art at Kansas State University with focus on drawing, sculpture and painting. She began her study of pottery in 2000 at the Harvard Ceramics Program and had an individual show of her works at Harvard Hilles Library in 2001 entitled “Functional Pottery: Shape, Texture and Form”. She was a member of Mudstone Studios in Warren, RI. She is currently a special student in Ceramics at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Her drawings and paintings from her time at Joy Street Studios in Somerville have been included in juried shows at Gallery Seven in Maynard MA, Illuminations (Massachusetts General Hospital), Healing with Art (Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Nashua NH), Emerson Umbrella Small Works and Art Ramble, Trinitarian Church Juried Show in Concord, MA, A Glimpse Beyond Juried Show at Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge MA, and at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum Members Juried Shows. She formerly had a studio in Monterosso, Calabria, Italy, where she displayed her landscapes in a number of juried shows in Pizzo and Polia, Italy, and had a one-person show in the Monterosso City Hall of her paintings in 2019. Since moving to Westport, she has been active in the Westport Art Group (displaying her works in many shows) as well as SouthCoast Artists (participating in Open Studios annually). She was a first-place winner for a pastel in the Wet Paint Padanarum competition in 2023. She has participated in other recent shows including the Wellesley Society of Artists, Brookline Art off the Wall, ActonArt Summer juried portrait show, Little Compton Summer juried Art Show, and the Westport Watershed show.Kitt Shaffer will demonstrate the technique of white line printing (also called Provincetown printing) during Southcoast Open Studios in 2025. This is a low cost and simple method of printmaking that does not require a press, and is a variation on woodblock using watercolor paint, allowing ongoing adjustments to the final product.The studio is off of an unmarked road (Monument Drive) on the South side of Adamsville Road near the Rhode Island border. Monument Drive is marked with a blue and white painted mailbox. The studio is on the left on Monument Drive just after the road turns from paved to gravel._____________________Kris ShafferBOTH TOURSOIL/OIL PASTEL/WATERCOLOR/CHARCOAL/GRAPHITE: Landscapes, books, and figures captured in a variety of mediumskris@krissshaffer.comhttp://www.krisshaffer.com617-610-0657Find us on Instagram!Glimpses of everyday scenes are depicted in captivating paintings. Most all of Shaffer's work is finding the extraordinary beauty in what some might find mundane. Currently, all of her work is inspired by found imagery. Whether it is a stack of books, nature's glorious landscapes, or the ordinary life of cows, each painting finds the beauty and awe in the image. These paintings offer the viewer to ponder what might happen next. What is over that hill, or down that road? Is Mama cow going to have to protect this group of calves? What will this day bring? The stories and thoughts that are held in those books... Her paintings capture a moment in time while offering the viewer more is to come.
#44 Donna St Amant and David Formanek
#44 on the BrochureArtists showing at: 2 Fox Ln, Westport, MA 02790Donna St AmantBOTH TOURSPHOTOGRAPHY: Vibrant and detailed images created on a flat bed scannerDonna@donnastamant.comhttps://www.donnastamant.com508-207-6645Find us on Facebook and Instagram!Donna’s love of capturing images began back in the early ‘80s with black and white film and her own darkroom where she marveled at the development process. When the digital era began replacing film and supplies became more difficult to find, she stepped away as the extensive time on the computer required in that new format was too close to how she spent most of her workday as an engineer. She sought out more tangible ways to express herself and found working with metal, flame, and hammer as a metalsmith gave her the perfect balance and at times a way to relieve the stresses of day.Now in retirement, she’s rekindled her love of photography. She capture the close up detail and beauty of flowers, worn beached objects, and elements of nature that cross her path on a large flat bed scanner in a process often called “Scanography”. Once used to digitize her photographic negatives, the high-resolution scanner is now her ‘studio camera’ and the fine detail it captures never ceases to amaze her. Whether a single bloom or a ‘medley’ of treasures, the objects are placed directly on the scanner glass with the cover left open. She builds depth and layers from foreground to background on the glass surface. Using a preview feature, she can see the image as it will be recorded and can rearrange elements until it’s just what she had imagined.To Donna, this process feels somewhat like organizing a group portrait. She place the individuals near one another in a pleasing and cohesive composition, intertwines outreaching elements to project a feeling of connection, and then captures the moment.Overall, she says “It’s all about passion, the joy of creating … and the continuous quest to learn and grow.”House on the right side going down Fox Lane (dirt) off of Drift Road. Studio access requires going down/up a set of stairs._____________David FormanekBOTH TOURSSCULPTURE: Figurines, small figural reliefs, found natural objects and poems in metalformanex@cox.nethttps://ontogenyandphylogeny.wordpress.com/about/781-910-8610Will provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekends!A former city person from Vienna, New York, and Boston, David Formanek finds stimulation and comfort on the South Coast. His MFA is in fine arts. He also studied classics, architecture, and geology. He is known as a poet, and gives historical tours in Newport. Greek sculpture and architecture have always been his inspiration. He models his reliefs and figurines in plasticine. After many more hours of refining the images he casts them in plaster or other materials. He forms flowing backgrounds by submerging molten wax in cold water, capturing the instant at which they meet and congeal, a process he returned to recently after inventing or discovering it in 1970. Other sculptures are constructed from Tiverton bedrock and bramble roots from his yard, and poems hammered into lead sheets. He works in small scale so his work can fit in people’s homes.Formanek may demonstrate some sculptural techniques.Fox Lane is a dirt road off Drift Road.
#45 Debra Valeri
#45 on the BrochureArtist showing at: Meadowbrook Studio 60 Meadowbrook Ln, Westport, MA 02790Debra ValeriBOTH TOURSOIL: Landscapes capturing the light and atmosphere of the South Coastdebbie@meadowbrookstudio.comhttps://meadowbrookstudio.com508-314-2875Find us on Instagram!As a landscape oil painter, working both en plein air and in the studio, Debbie captures the essence of the light and atmosphere of the South Coast through all its seasons, while demonstrating a special affinity towards the late day light at the beach and in the dunes.Debbie received her BFA in Illustration from RISD in 1982. In the early years of her career she worked as an illustrator, and as a high school art teacher before evolving her career into painting exclusively.She is an elected member of the Guild of Boston Artists and is also represented by Pierce Galleries, Inc. on Nantucket.Studio entrance around back, ground level.
#46 Michael Walden and Carol Scavotto
#46 on the BrochureArtist showing at: Michael Walden Art 42 Drift Rd, Westport, MA 02790Michael WaldenBOTH TOURSPAINTER & PRINTMAKER: Figurative narratives with explorations into landscape, still-life and abstractionmichaelwaldenart@yahoo.comhttps://www.michaelwalden.net978-807-1123Find us on Facebook and Instagram!Michael Walden’s latest offering is a vibrant exploration of figuration. His new works illuminate the relationship between an artist and his model. Walden’s paintings and prints capture the ease of a connection that needs no words. They are demonstrations of being. Highlighting the process of observation, this exhibition brings viewers inside Walden’s studio – perhaps even inside the artist’s mind – showing us his focus on the plays of light and color, the tensions between surface and pattern. Like the Bay Area Figurative Artists of the midcentury, Walden explores his subject through the process of abstraction and obfuscation. Surprises lead the way to new discoveries.His art evokes both a physical and cerebral calm. Andrew Wyeth, who created countless works of Helga Testorf explained “I can't work completely out of my imagination— I must put my foot in a bit of truth—and then I can fly free.” Walden’s model, likewise, seems to bring him to the doorway of his own imagination.Walden received an MFA in painting from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, an MFA in Art Education from Boston University, and a BFA from the University of Framingham, MA. His solo exhibition at the Leslie Lohman Museum of Art in Manhattan was followed by extensive showings throughout New England. He has been awarded multiple artist residencies at the Fine Arts Work Center and the Vermont Studio Center. Walden lives and works in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New York City.Walden typically presents his studio as a working space... tour goers are encouraged to ask questions as they arise during the tour.There are restrooms locate yards away at the Head of Westport's town landing. Walden's working studio is atop a steep stair which would make it inaccessible to some._________Carol ScavottoBOTH TOURSSILK THREAD & INK PAINTING: Embroidered silk and ink paintings4ucarol@gmail.comhttps://carolscavotto.com401-835-4029Find us on Instagram!Will provide ongoing demonstrations throughout the Tour weekends!Artist Statement Carol is a multi-media concept artist whose work addresses female empowerment. Carol continues fine-tuning her Sensual Silk Thread Paintings Series that began in 2020. Her YouTube channel functions as a venue for performance art through video journaling. On them, she shares the daily progression of her thoughts and work. https://www.youtube.com/user/zellie47The character evolution in each vignette is a key component of Carol's work, creating imaginary personalities that tell a story. She creates intimate silk embroidered vignettes in a joyful, loving, and humorous manner. Carol feels the need for nonjudgmental human interaction is instinctual for survival. Sharing one essence with others unguarded creates human humanity. Japanese Shunga and Chinese Silk Embroidery influence her Silk Thread Paintings. Her Western viewpoint adds humor while honoring the two ancient art forms. This sensual-themed body of work grew as she recoiled from our acrimonious social climate. She felt the need for a figurative, collective, and supportive hug. The work is spoken from a sensual female voice, confident in her value and worth both to herself and the society at large, not one of objectification. Carol’s choice of using sewing as a medium is intentional. Working with dupioni silk supports and complements the sensual narrative.She establishes the shape of each character as a line drawing before transferring the design to silk. The color palette is created using a staining process. The embroidery layer finishes the personality of the artwork. Carol works in a conversational mode as the personality takes shape. Each mark adds depth, dimension, and emotion.
#47 Nancy R.M. Whitin
#47 on the BrochureArtist showing at: 462 River Rd, Westport, MA 02790Nancy R.M. WhitinAUGUST 16 & 17 OnlyPASTEL & MIXED MEDIA: Exuberant dialog encompassing animals, nature, joy and strengthnancywhitin@me.comhttps://www.nancywhitin.com774-930-5802Nancy R.M.Whitin, former publishing V Pres. and board member of the Society of American Historians, has studied at the Silvermine Guild, RISD, and extensively with private instructors. She has been juried in as a member of the prestigious Pastel Society of America in NYC. Both her rabbit painting "Go Ask Alice” and her donkey painting “Not So Blue” were awarded Honorable Mentions in Pastel Journal’s Annual International Pastel 100 Competition, and she has been a finalist in the Artist’s Magazine Annual International Excellence Competition three times. Nancy was honored to be one of the fifteen artists invited to participate in the invitational exhibit Our Shared Planet, examining animals as the inspiration for art, at the Parsons Gallery, at which time her artwork was featured in the Boston Globe’s Art Section. Her donkeys have found homes in 30 states.Nancy’s portraits of animals are of real individuals. Their poses and expressions are not exaggerated. She has thousands of her animal photos on her computer and her challenge becomes to capture their emotions, tell their stories, and portray their individual personalities. An avid sailor and rower, she is often compelled to paint our beautiful local marshes and beaches.On the river, Long driveway, restroom
