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Nancy Dunaway. |
Look Up! The Sky is Dancing
mixed media assemblage
Mixed Media on Kozo
(Mono print with photo transfer on silk collage, graphite, oil crayon, gel pen, inktense pencil,
Wood ornament with photo transfer on silk tissue, ivy branches, rusted metal and dyed string)
42" x 19"
Nancy Dunaway, 73
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I am an Arkansas artist.
I love my state because of its natural beauty ... lakes and mountains, rivers, many rural areas with farms, rice fields along the eastern side where the land
flattens to a beautiful delta that meets the Mississippi River. I love nature and love spending time in it but I also love living in a small city with a vibrant art scene and many artists who share ideas and inspiration and community! My work is a reflection of my life, very eclectic... a curious combination of things often inspired by a glimpse of something natural and then taking a leap somewhere else. I have a very spiritual side and my work always has that component as well. I like to think it tells stories of my journey along the path and, while very specific to me in the making, connects somewhere with the viewer to touch their own story too. I work in a variety of media, and love the exploration of each. My work includes acrylic paintings, mixed media, printmaking, assemblage, collage and book art. Layers form and weave, revealing some secrets and concealing others, offering little glimpses of things and reflecting my own curiosity and sense of exploration. Everything progresses until it finally tells me “enough!” Then hopefully I have enough sense to stop and let it sit a while. Sometimes it truly is enough, and sometimes it tugs me with just the final little thing it needs for completion. I created this piece last summer (2020) in response to the pandemic and the insanity of our political situation. I think age brings with it a beautiful peace in knowing that everything will pass and that life is what you make it. In times like these when things surrounding me are chaotic, I always find joy in looking at the world around me and the sky above me to remind me that things are never as bad as they seem. I believe we are all connected and that ageing is a privilege and I am happy to embrace it. |
Nancy Dunaway lives in North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
email Nancy at nanawnancy @ gmail.com (remove the spaces)
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