What's Your Perfect Fit This New Year's Eve?

Whether you are heading out to party...

Fashionista with a Cause
acrylic on canvas
10" x 10"
©NanciHersh
$250. (free shipping!)

or venturing outside for some festivities (We'll be checking out Kennett Square's First New Year's Eve Mushroom Drop.)

Winter Warm
acrylic on canvas
10" x 10"
©NanciHersh
$250. (free shipping!)

or cozying up with a loved one, furry friend, or a good book...

Well Worn White
acrylic on canvas
10" x 10"
©NanciHersh
$250. (free shipping!)

“This is my wish for you: peace of mind, prosperity through the year, happiness that multiplies, health for you and yours, fun around every corner, energy to chase your dreams, joy to fill your holidays!”

D.M. Dellinger -

Happy and Healthy New Year!

With gratitude,
Nanci

What a Difference a Day Makes

30 days of What's in My Drawers completed with some technology challenges that I will spare you.

Sea of Hearts
Spray paint, monotype, image transfer, collage on paper
8.5" x 8.5"
©NanciHersh
$85.00

                                                       

But I will share with you Sea of Hearts scanned properly with the help of Epson support. I feel like I am back on track after upgraded OS for my MAC, new hard drive, more RAM, new Photoshop on the cloud and a few deep breaths!

Now to tackle some wrapping...Ready for the holidays?

Sea of Hearts - in My Drawers

Day #30 of What's in My Drawers.

Sea of Hearts
spray paint, image transfer, collage on paper
8.5" x 8.5"
©NanciHersh
SOLD

This is a fitting piece for the final day of my What's in My Drawers series.

It hasn't been in my drawers very long- at least not as a whole piece. The Color Aid paper (from my under graduate days!) cut out heart and the piece of a wall paper sample are in my drawer of collage materials that I pick, choose and rummage through. The other elements have joined together recently to become what I believe will be my holiday/New Year's card this year.

And you can own the original.

So to all my friends, collectors, readers and supporters in this busy complicated times I send you a
Sea of Hearts.

Love and gratitude at the heart of it all. Thank you.

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Trees- In My Drawers

Day #29 (one more to go!) of What's in My Drawers.

Trees
oil pastel on paper
14" x 11"
©NanciHersh
$85.00

             

Vrksasana or Tree Pose in Yoga is one of my favorite postures- and can also be quite challenging. Finding balance standing on one leg arms up and open, we sway, try not to flail, and often stumble.

When our minds are calm and relaxed it can seem effortless, but with chattering or "monkey mind" it can be much more difficult.  And that, is when we need it most.

So I plant myself in front of a window and look out at the trees who are stark and still beautiful this time of year and remember to plant my roots and lift my heart.

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Stepping Out - in My Drawers

Day #28 from What's in My Drawers.

Stepping Out
Monotype with image transfer
30" x 22"
©NanciHersh
$200.00

                                                         

This piece was created for the Image Transfer Workshop I led with photographer Catherine Hartigan as part of our Catching Up Exhibition at Transformations Gallery in Metuchen, NJ, September 2013.

I combined the image transfers of inkjet prints of koi and magazine fashion shots for this monotype, layering stencils of nets with many passes through my table top etching press to take another view of life beneath the surface.

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Final Week for What's in My Drawers

Day #27 of What's is My Drawers.

 Fork and Shadow
Acrylic, Carborundum grit, pastel, collage on paper
30" x 22"
©NanciHersh
$250.00

                                                        

The work is often about the materials as much as the imagery or subject matter. The fork was a departure point to move paint around and use line to draw in space. The dark grey grit of the Carborundum grit mirrors the Fork in the foreground and adds texture to the surface.

The journey is the destination.

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LBI #1 - in My Drawers

Day #26 of What's in My Drawers.

LBI #1
Watercolor pencil on paper
6" x 6"
©NanciHersh
$36.00

                                                         

Bring on the sun... the summer of 2011 was full of challenges - and blessings.

So when a  friend of Nate's from NJ invited him to spend a few days on Long Beach Island with the family I took the opportunity to drive him there and spend the time with my friend Donna who also had a house on the island that summer.

Long Beach Island has always been a favorite place of mine and I appreciated the time to boogey board, read, bike and relax with my friend.

I had my small block or Arches watercolor paper and my Caran D'ache watercolor pencils and let the warmth and the beauty of the island flow through my body and onto the paper.

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