Nancy Hartley's Art Adventures

Best wishes to all for the most wonderful holiday! This year my Christmas present came early! Brian came home from the hospital Monday nigh...

Here are the persimmons, again, this time with the turquoise background. I love the orange with this color. I was hoping to do more with th...

Here is a better photo of yesterday's painting. Kelley left a comment that yesterday's photo was not very clear. We now have a bett...

I love the color of the persimmons. That, and the glossy surface are what I was trying to capture. I will work with these persimmons some m...

This painting was done of the squash before taking the knife to it. I painted it, and was not that happy with how it turned out. I decided ...

This is a simple dry point etching that was done last year. It was hanging in the The Lafayette Gallery and was just sold a few weeks ago. ...

Happy to be back, after a short, but fun, three night getaway to Santa Fe, complete with snow. This small painting of the cut squash was fi...

Another beautiful portrait, based on the great photo from Carol Marine's blog. This one was painted by Susan Carlin. Carol emailed me, ...

More of the 6x6 still life concept, which is truly addictive. These small paintings are so much fun to paint. I think that it has to do wit...

Kelley MacDonald, a wonderful artist, friend, and classmate from Carol Marine's workshop suggested that I post this portrait that was m...

Here is yet another small painting, using what I learned in Carol's class. Painting the 6x6 still lifes can be addictive. It is very ...

Finally back, after being out of town and coming home to the holiday whirlwind. It is great to get back to painting. Here is another small ...

Another painting done soon after Carol's class. Carol's class inspired me in so many ways. Most importantly, I've been so motiv...

This painting was also accepted into the juried, Small Works Exhibit at Artworks Downtown in San Rafael. This was another painting complete...

This painting was also done after Carole Marine's Workshop. It was just accepted to the juried, Art Works Downtown, Small Works Show, i...

This painting was completed after coming home from Carol Marine's wonderful workshop. My friend and gallery mate, Pat Hayashi, selected...