Nancy McLaughlin
“In my home studio I have been digging through old projects and paintings and revisiting them with a new mindset. Things that were important before now seem silly and irrelevant. I feel extremely fortunate to have access to most everything I need to keep going and keep creating.”
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My art is derived from the perceptions of childhood. The act of painting a picture is, in itself, a childlike act of blind faith. We once knew with wholehearted acceptance that the universe is truly magical. My paintings invite the viewer to re-experience a child’s way of seeing.
I work with fluid and heavy body acrylic paint on canvas. I also paint on watercolor paper and Tyvek, a polyethylene fiber material. My compositions include naturalistic forms, usually landscapes or organic shapes, and purely non-objective forms. I enjoy working within the tension that develops between the abstract and the realistic, while using gestural brushwork, mark-making and a vibrant color palette. My subjects are derived from both observation and memory, but my goal is to subjugate realism into my own whimsical creation. My best work evokes a continuing enchantment with the complexities of nature.