The Emotional Side of My Colorful Craft by Nancy Medina

 
  
When I was little, I used to get into trouble in school for doodling in the margins of my assignments. Today, I travel throughout the country photographing nature and gathering inspiration for my paintings of flowers and landscapes.

  

I have always felt an immediate emotional response to bright color and the beautiful shapes of nature. I have dreamed of blank, white canvases that stretch for miles, endless palettes of color, and all the time in the world to create. The studio was not an escape from the memories of my father, but a celebration of his life, and a quiet place to work and build, two of the things he spent so many of his hours doing from his own shop on the organic farm where I grew up.

I switched from charcoal pencils to oil paints when I was 30, the year that my father died. Since then my art has grown from a hobby into a business, and its pursuit is my life work and passion.Iall with bold color and just a touch of whimsy. Most of all, I love creating large painted indoor gardens that cheer the heart with pots of flowers in all the colors of nature.
 
 I like to think that my father would be proud of me today, and how far I have come in my journey of art. At times working in the studio is a quiet, solitary pursuit. But sharing it with people, and seeing their eyes alight at the color and the shapes, makes all the work a joy.

My name is Nancy Medina andI'm an artist, animal rescuer, and pug mom who creates original oil paintings from Flower Mound Studio in Texas. I specialize in florals, landscapes and pet portraits and you can learn more about my art at My Web Site http://www.nancymedina.com/ or on
My Blog: http://nancymedinaart.blogspot.com/ 
 

Comments

[Melissa]

hi nancy!
what a beautiful post. your passion for your art and the beauty around you bursts through in every stroke of your brush.

Your work brings joy and inspiration to everyone who sees it.

Thank you so much for sharing it with the world!

Your biggest fans!

Melissa and Emmitt

[violette]

Nancy, thanks for sharing your wonderful story with us.....and of course your stunning art!

Love, Violette

[Marsha]

I am proud to call Nancy a friend. I am also thrilled that I have a Nancy Medina Original work of art, she painted a portrait of my Pug. We have pugs in common, that is what began our friendship. She is an amazingly talented artist and a woman with a loving heart.

[Neadeen Masters]

Nancy is an amazing artist. I have followed her passion for painting since I discovered her work on facebook. Her free spirit shows in her amazing body of work and as a dog lover myself, found her very warm heart too. Thanks for sharing Nancy!
Neadeen