Clare Halifax Paintings
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Clare Halifax Paintings
Screen
Artist Comments
A dramatic winter scene of an aspen forest in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, outside of Santa Fe. "There is an amazing point during a snowstorm as clouds are...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Clare Halifax Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
Artist Lisa Elley created this glowing impressionist scene after a fall trip to the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains and Yosemite National Park. "The quaking a...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Clare Halifax Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Clare Halifax Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Nancy Merkle captures a big open western sky over a grassy prairie. Large, fluffy clouds sweep up to the heavens, reflecting the pastel colors of the s...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Clare Halifax Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
Sprawling fields in lush green and orange undulate in fluid brushwork. A lone barn rests on the left, set against a backdrop of billowing white clouds. "Just ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Clare Halifax Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Clare Halifax Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Clare Halifax Paintings
Oil, Panel
Artist Comments
An autumn mountain meadow glows in evening light, presiding over a small town with a prominent chapel. "The Stowe Community Ch...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Clare Halifax Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
"Monet's Garden in Giverny, France - just a delightful train ride outside of Paris - never fails to inspire artists just as it was intended to do when it was ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Clare Halifax Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
Artist Nancy Merkle shares that this painting was inspired by an adventure in rural Oregon. A small trail in the backcountry reveals a forest of pine and fir trees among rolling hills. Crisp light warms the golden hillside and pulls the viewer deeper into 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: landscape, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, nature, forest, trail, road, woodland, hills, rural, outdoors, impressionist, pine, fir, trees, impressionism, landscape, representational, acrylic painting, green, yellow
Oregon Trail...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Clare Halifax Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Clare Halifax Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Clare Halifax Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
