Bay Area - Paintings
Artist Comments
This painting is a contemporary interpretation of a rural country farmhouse. The surface is heavily textured with acrylic paints and texture mediums. Orange and gold dominate the scene with touches of aqua peaking through. The edges of the painting are black.
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. Fun Fact: Nancy lived in Alaska until she was five. She had bison in the backyard, bears at the landfill, and a moose who stopped by once in a while to look for sweet grass...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Acrylic
Late 20th Century Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
19th Century Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Bay Area - Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Impressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
1960s Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Impressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil, Panel
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
20th Century Bay Area - Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1990s Abstract Expressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Surrealist Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Bay Area - Paintings
Acrylic
1980s Abstract Bay Area - Paintings
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Century Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Gesso, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
1970s Abstract Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
Early 19th Century English School Bay Area - Paintings
Watercolor, Paper
1960s Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Late 20th Century Impressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
20th Century Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1990s Abstract Expressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Ink, Mixed Media, Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Realist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
1980s Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Romantic Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
2010s Bay Area - Paintings
Wood, Oil
1970s Modern Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Dye, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Color Pencil
Early 2000s Realist Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
1960s Abstract Bay Area - Paintings
Linen, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
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