Contributed by Nancy Angelini Crawford
“Faraway and Home”
If you want to travel to Italy, Greece and London and Paris
and enjoy a lovely cup of coffee at the same time,
be sure to stop in
Espresso Cafe
Seward Meridian Hwy (across from Walmart)
June 2-30, 2018
"Faraway and Home" is the name of the show depicting paintings from various places Angelini has visited and from her home state of Alaska. You'll see her show primarily in oil and originals.
She is an Alaska resident artist. She paints plein air and from life as often as possible. Her subject matter can vary widely as she loves to paint what moves her with the hope that the viewer is moved as well. Her style of work has been coined as “emotional realism”. She has shown her work, studied and taught worldwide-winning various awards.
Nancy grew up in New England. A love of the ocean, harbor towns and crayons were her favorite things. At a young age, Nancy was accepted to the Famous Artists School by drawing replicas of cartoon characters. It was instruction through the US Mail. (Shhh, yes she’s that old, but told me not to tell you. ;) That was her beginning to understand concepts, instruction and critiques. In her late teens, Nancy moved to Florida for a winter reprieve as a glassblower and soon met her husband-to-be. While she was there, she also worked as a studio assistant to a prominent artist of West Palm Beach.
In 1981, an extreme change took place. Nancy and her husband settled in Alaska. Living the frontier dream, they lived off the land, built a cabin and started their family. Building their home, working jobs and raising children took precedence. For a while, art was on hold.
After residing in Wasilla, Alaska for over 30 years, her children raised, she began taking local watercolor classes and then moved on to studying under contemporary masters such as Kevin McPherson, David Gallup and Palmer's own Dean Larson, as well as many others. Without a formal education, Nancy continues to travel and take workshops to always push to take her art to the next level. Gleaning bits from each artist instructor, Nancy's work now carries her own voice.
Alaska's beautiful scenery, her past by the sea and travels are the inspiration for most of her work. She acknowledges that the beauty around her is a gift from God as is her artful ability and so feels the need to share. Her desire in painting is to share the beautiful moments she sees through an artist's eye that are easily overlooked.
To see more of her work or send her a comment, be sure to visit her website at www.AngeliniStudio.com.
You can also find Nancy teaching art at the Machetanz Art Festival on June 2, 2018 and at the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival on July 16-27, 2018.
