Reflection on Padden Creek

This painting was in the Fate of the Forest show in Bellingham Lightcatcher Museum throughout the summer of 2011.  It is the first painting in my new series: Reflecting on the Seasons.  I can be reached at 1000 Harris, Suite 21, Fairhaven, Washington, where I work in an artist studio.  Also see http://artcanyon.blogspot.com and www.nancycanyon.com.

Stay Awhile

An acrylic painting done in the glaze style, many layers of transparent paint layered to create depth and a surface quality unique in color.

Shell Fragment

Shell fragment, one of five shell paintings from a series I did in 1996. I liked the colors found in nature, the peach and pink and grays. Very pretty and canvas made these paintings soft in texture.

Shell Fragment

This painting is about 18 x 18 inches. It is painted on canvas and I've used glazing and dry brush to get a transparent effect and for a solidity, or opacity.

Silent Orchid

This painting was done in 1989, after I left my husband and moved home to Spokane. I stayed with a friend for awhile and painted this on her front porch. This painting is watery and has a lot of depth.

Alders on Lake Padden

This painting is large, about 2 x2. It has a sense of depth, because of the the way the light shines on the water, reflecting the tree above, and how you  see through the water.  Acrylic on canvas.

Bird Of Paradise

This photo came out a little brighter than the actual painting is. But it is close and the orange plume of the flower is gorgeous, painting or no.

Money Plant

Money Plant. I painted this painting because I have always loved money plant, the fabulous apostrophes of seeds, the colors, purple and green and pink. A feast for the eyes.

Honora

This is a large painting done in the same style as "Stay Awhile." It has beautiful and subtle layers of color and is soothing to view. Photo credit: Deb Teachout-Teashon

A Surprising Universe Full of WIsdom

This is a canvas of shapes. I wanted to break out of my usual flower images and paint in the layers I loved; acrylic is transparet and good in layers. Here is the results. Many think it is cheerios in milk. Good kitchen painting, but really it is a surprising universe full of wisdom.