Nancy Merkle

Autumn Marsh, Original Painting

2019

Artist Comments
A semi abstracted autumn landscape focusing on texture and warm hues. Brilliant red rushes at the edge of a pond in the foreground. A stand of tall trees in the distance with the edge of a blue sky. Loose, rapid brushwork conveys the fleetingness of the scene.

About the Artist
Nancy Merkle's process begins with a glimpse of color, a flicker of light, a pattern, or a texture. Elements swirl in her mind for hours, sometimes days, sometimes weeks before a design clicks and is transferred to canvas. With the canvas in front of her, she works intuitively -- a mark here, a mark there, a little touch of color, a bit of texture -- until she is satisfied and declares the work finished. Currently Nancy's work leans toward abstraction; she doesn't paint the world as it is, but as she wishes it were. Bold colors and loose brush strokes are her goal. When she's not making art, Nancy travels the Pacific Coast with a bicycle strapped to the car and "curiosity in my back pocket."

Words that describe this painting: autumn, landscape, nature, pond, trees, outdoors, rural, creek, field, wetland, estuary, slough, countryside, fall, grassland, impressionism, nature, non-representational, acrylic painting, red

Autumn Marsh
Nancy Merkle
Acrylic painting on stretched canvas
Finished black edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2019
24 in. h x 18 in. w x 1.5 in. d
2 lbs. 2 oz.