Nancy Keyser

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Wisconsin Sunset

pastel
20″ x 14″
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EyeSpy

pastel
14″ x 11″
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I’ve recently become inspired by a visit to Hoopers’ Island which is near the  Blackwater Wildlife Refuge on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The island is sinking into the Chesapeake and consists of beautiful marshland and a few abandoned houses. I usually sketch the scene on location, take a photo, and proceed to do a value study in pencil.  I actually paint the scene in my studio using watercolor or pastel, sometimes combining the two. The rural countryside in Rappahannock County is a continuing inspiration to me.

Nancy’s studio is not open for 2026, and she is a guest at Grazyna Hagen‘s studio.