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TRAVELING

Traveling

Nancy Herman

6" x 8"

oil on canvas board

Many people will be traveling today to join family and friends for Thanksgiving.  The long car rides can be exhausting, only ameliorated by some hearty singing, or in my case, by taking snap shots of interesting stuff flying by the car window.  (Not recommended for drivers.)

Here the Verrazano Bridge out of Brooklyn makes a nice combination of color and shape with the fall foliage peaking through the openings.

$150.00

Graffiti on Cortelyou

Graffiti on Cortelyou

Nancy Herman

6" x 8"

oil on canvas board 

I interupt my immersion in fall colors for a brief jaunt to Brooklyn to visit children and grandchildren in Park-slope and Ditmus Park.  Here is a shot on Cortelyou Road that looks like it could be from someplace in the middle east.  I love the way the neat graffiti matches the pipe and brings down a little sky.

$150.00

ORANGE TIME

ORANGE TIME

Nancy Herman

6" x 8"

oil on canvas board

Just a few days ago the world was tinted orange.  I woke one morning to find that the the mist in the air had captured the hues of the trees and the whole sky looked orange.  Here this house on Merion Road is surrounded by the warmth of the those lovely leaves reflected on the white of the trim and the windows.

$150.00

article in the Main Line Times

There was a very nice article and pictures in the Main Line Times on Saturday about the show at Town Hall Coffee and my book, Postcards from Merion.  You can check it out here.
http://www.mainlinemedianews.com/articles/2013/11/14/main_line_times/life/doc52852290ed398781195181.txt

MERION AND SYCAMORE

MERION AND SYCAMORE

Nancy Herman

6" x 8"

oil on canvas board

Every year this corner  has a brilliant display of light.  The suburbs, as opposed to the country, has a wide variety of color in the fall as there are so many different kinds of trees all changing color at different speeds.  We are bathed in this delightful warm display as if to keep us warm in the cold months ahead.

$150.00

EMPTY STREET IN AUTUMN

EMPTY STREET IN AUTUMN

Nancy Herman

6' x 8"

oil on canvas board

This fall has been almost too beautiful.  Every day I drive through my neighborhood having dificulty keeping my eyes on the road because of all the colors enveloping me.  Every day it is a new display.  Finally a great deal of the leaves are down, but in my front yard as I write this, my red maples are blazing away and there is a gentle little snow storm whirling about them.

Since these paintings take a few days to dry, I will be able to revisit the colors into the coming weeks when the trees are bare and we cruise into the greys and browns of winter.

$150.00

THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER 2013

THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER 2013

Nancy Herman

6" x 8"

oil on canvas board

The Last Rose of Summer, forever memorialized by Thomas Moore in his poem of the same name.  At one time considered the Bard of Ireland, Moore wrote many poems that became popular songs in the 19th century.  I have listened to most of the versions of The Last Rose on utube and found Lily Pons version the most pure and lovely.  

An old favorite fabric is included in the painting to embody the spirit of the dead roses.  Where else do flower memories go but into designs for fabric and paintings?

Here is s link to Lily Pons video.

$125.00

Monday morning

The opening of the show at Town Hall Coffee House has come and gone. All the paintings are safely hung and it's time to get back to work.
This fall has been so very beautiful, I want to try to capture it in my next group of paintings.  It is such a popular subject that it is hard to think of a painting without being aware of all the others that have gone before.  Is it ever possible to see with a fresh eye?
Here are some links to fall paintings that are probably going to influence my choice of subject and even the way I paint it.

Monet could create light and sparkle like no other.

Van Gogh used paint as if it were some kind of electrified energy.

                            

Grant Wood kept everything in order and rounded the corners.

                            

Paul Klee with magic at his command was nontheless poetic and funny.

                                

Richard Diebenkorn has dynamic compostions that blow me away.

                            

Edward Hopper  managed to have interesting compostions, startling light and a sense of longing even when there are no people in his work.

                           

Josf Albers  boiled the whole season down to 4 colors and somehow made me care about them.

Charles Demuth's water colors are so fresh and delightful.  He says so much by saying so little.

Opening

Tonight is the night to enjoy a get together at Town Hall Coffee House and see Poetry of the 'Local'.  Bill Ternay and I will be on hand to meet and greet with wine and goodies from 7 to 9 pm.  My new book, Postcards from Merion will be on sale with paintings from the book on the walls.  Bill has some big beautiful work to delight your senses filling the rest of the place.

If you missed it here is your video invitation.