Nancy Friese

December Leaves

2017

Fall Realm is an en plein air watercolor painting by Nancy Friese.

Gaspee Down the Line presents a view of Scarborough beach in Narragansett, Rhode Island. Named for Gaspee Road that empties onto the state beach in Narragansett, RI, this particular...

The Providence River Cover Up explores the outlet of the Providence River from the vantage point of East Providence, RI. The landscape shows a nearly 100-year...

Golden Hour was completed in October 2020 — an image that captures the magical time of sunset at the beach. The left part of the print is covered in a deep teal etching ink which is broken by the sun’s low glow over Second Beach in Middletown, Rhode Island. Waves crash by the rocks, and seagulls with shiny treasures, fly off to their nesting spots. Allison Bianco...

Winds from the West is based on a view of East Matunuck State Beach in Rhode Island. This print was made at California State University, Stanislaus, in Turlock, California with assis...

Fictive Homelands is a suite of 7 woodcut prints with silverpoint drawing on mylar by artist Serena Perrone. Fictive Homelands is a series of works that use the theater proscenium ...

'Towards Le Scathe Cove'. Contemporary mixed media landscape painting, Cornwall Original Artwork, Unframed _________________ January morning, heavy swell and a strong southwester, rain imminent, sheltering beneath lichen furred granite outcrops. A plein air painting from the series 'Holan ha Dor' (Meaning 'Salt and Earth in Cornish). West Cornwall is a harshly beautiful peninsula, jutting out into the wild tireless ocean, shaped and moulded by powerful salt laden Atlantic winds, and criss-crossed by ancient, tangled hedgerows. Drawn to the immediacy of moments, underpinned by enduring narratives, Sophia's fluid expressive paintings explores the flux and balance in the nature of all things: The freedom of the air and solidity of the soil; Of anchored stone and rhythmic water; Of human narratives written in the wild landscapes; In the sensual interplay of light and shadow. They capture an essence of the equilibrium between wild raw energy and serene stillness; chaos and harmony; and the enduring and the effervescent. Mixed media on watercolour paper Signed and inscribed Unframed 23 x 30cm / 9 x 12 inches __________________________ About The Artist Sophia Milligan is a contemporary multidisciplinary artist, exploring discourses on permanence & evanescence; the eternal, cyclical absolutes of birth & death; motherhood & childhood; and ancient immutable connections. With resonating ripples of intuition and instinct Sophia illuminates the presence of the ordinary, creating moments of sublime present. 'Born among the wild cliffs and tempestuous seas of west Cornwall, I grew with the intimate details in the twisting lanes and the intense changing light throughout the turbulent seasons. I formed a primordial connection with a deep instinctual sense of being part of the natural narrative, and wherever in the world I may be, this connectivity underpins my practice. Like the wind sculpted hawthorns and sensual coves of weather worn granite, I have been shaped by the powerful energy entwined in this ancient raw environment.’ ‘We are the stories of the journeys that came before. I weave into my work the tales of transitory circumstance; of struggle and survival; of forms and textures holding records of evolutionary millennia. I paint, I draw: with marks, mixtures, photography, words; the raw earth; the restless oceans; the whispered breeze. I work with time, and the immeasurable spaces of experience within, giving subtleties of existence a pause for contemplation. There is beauty in such poignant breaths. All moments are significant, every pebble of now forms the vast mountain of yesterday, and the great realm of tomorrow's possibilities'. Sophia has a 1st class honours Bachelor of Arts Degree in Visual Arts and World History, and a Masters Degree in Contemporary Visual Arts. Her work is held in prestigious international private collections, and exhibitions of her interactive, immersive installation, photography and mixed media works include 'Tabula Rasa', London; 'Superlative', Plymouth; 'Transition', Newlyn; The Eden Project, Cornwall; The European Parliament, Brussels; Kew Gardens, London; and 'The Cameraless Film Festival', Chicago...

Watercolour, Acrylic Painting on archival paper. Work Title : "Vu d'ici" (EN : Seen from here) Artist : Fabien Granet (FR) The work is signed and dated on the back of the work. Uniq...

An acceptance of the magical events of nature, which takes us beyond our imaginations, gives us a reason to wonder how fulfilling life is. Here the monochromatic colour presents a dr...

A psychological landscape, a journey back to the age when the earth was flat. A vast world where no end has existed, a state of the utopian moment, a snapshot of the forgotten ages. In this hustling world, I sometimes get nostalgic. Which is very much portrayed in this work. It is a time of the world when human was exploring the world on foot, a snapshot of the past, a rainy yet silent evening when a tribe took rest in a tree trunk and a celebration of life taking place, looking back on the simple life...

Watercolor on paper 22 x 33 cm Framed with a natural oak frame (3cm wide) with a glass (45 x 55 cm frame included) Signed and dated 2019 in the bottom right.

This watercolor represents a bar in Paris by night. The size of the work is 50 x 38 cm and 70 x 55 cm frame included (natural oak with galss) It is signed and dated 2017 in the botto...