Pastel Painting Demo
The Booth Museum of Western Art asked me to do a Facebook Live pastel painting demonstration to promote my upcoming pastel workshop on April 22-23, 2021. With not more than an hour to demo, and my fir...
Painting in the time of COVID
Painting in the time of COVID Update on 2020 2020 sure has been a crazy, anxious, challenging year! It’s also been a time of deep reflection, self discovery, resiliency, and figuring out what is tru...
Structures in the Landscape
Pastel Journal Skill Builder Article by Nancy Nowak -May / June 2020 issue ...
Open Studio & Art Sale
Nancy Nowak Open House Art Sale & Studio Tour Come on by Nancy’s home and studio for drinks, appetizers, and see some wonderful art!! Over 100 paintings marked down for this sale! Thi...
Plein Air Tripping’ Part 2
Right after my trip to Big Sky, Montana, I flew off to Taos, New Mexico for my next plein air trip. This time, my husband Don, joined me along with Larry and Pam Smith, owners of the 2Smith Gallery in...
Plein Air Trippin’
Painting outdoors is one of the best things that help an artist grow for it trains us to simplify and edit to capture the essence of a scene. Painting outdoors in beautiful locations away from home ex...
On a Flower Kick
After a recent trip to see the Butchart Gardens in British Columbia, I felt totally inspired to replicate (in my own way, of course) what I saw. I started by cropping in some of photos I took. I...
2 Recent Articles: Plein Air Magazine / Southwest Art Magazine
It’s been a very exciting couple of months for me. I am immensely appreciative that I have been published in 2 major art magazines, Southwest Art and Plein Air Magazine. I have been a subscriber for...