Our Art Exhibit at Valdese

This past Monday we hung our show at The Old Rock School in Valdese, North Carolina.

The show includes my work in oil, colored pencil, and watercolor, as well as watercolors by my hubby, Gary Nemcosky. All of the art work that we selected for this exhibit has a coastal theme.

Our exhibition space is fairly large, but we were able to fill it up! I didn't manage to get one clear picture, but these at least give you an idea. We also have many original works matted that are not hanging, but in a rack for display.

If you happen to be in Western North Carolina during the holidays please stop in and see our art exhibit!

sketchbook :: garlic keeper

Last month we played tourists and visited Beech Mountain's Oktoberfest festival. They had the oompa band, folk dancing, and of course lots of crafters selling their wares. It was there that I found something I had been seeking for a long while now, a garlic pot or "keeper". The artist, who made these as well as many other items, is Keith Martindale of Keith Martindale Pottery. Even though my sketch of my new garlic keeper is a little wonky, all of his work on display was beautiful. And his booth at the festival was a very busy place! This sketch was done with watercolor only in my hand made sketchbook.

At Tatum Cabin

At Tatum Cabin

watercolor

7.5 x 9.5 inches

©Ann Thompson Nemcosky

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This is one of those paintings that I could work on forever. I was interested in having a juxtaposition of loose, washy, areas with more developed, rendered spots. I think I got there so I am calling it finished now before I overdo it.

Last month while visiting our local Heritage Festival at Hickory Ridge Homestead here in Boone, I spotted this scene in one of the cabins. There are several cabins at this living history site and on this day folks were dressed in period costumes and available for demonstrations and talks on life in these mountains during Revolutionary War times. While the guide in Tatum Cabin was explaining the structure and the families that lived there I was captivated by the preparations she had laid out for a mid-day meal. The simple wooden bowl containing tomatoes and leeks and the woven towel she had been using casually laying along side were stunning in the sunlight coming through the cabin's small window. She may have though it odd that I was so busy capturing this display with my camera but I am glad that I did, as I was able to glean enough from my dark and fuzzy photos to make this painting.

just a peek

We've been terribly busy getting ready for an upcoming exhibit. I'll share more details about that soon. In the meantime I have a glimpse of my drawing board, where I have a painting in progress. I am eager to get back to work on this piece.

And a look inside my sketchbook where I sketched (with watercolor only) a group of stones found at the beach. Not a great photo but it will do.

marsh dreams

Marsh Dreams II

watercolor

4.5 x 6.5 inches

©Ann Thompson Nemcosky

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Here is a small watercolor series that I recently completed. 

Marsh Dreams III

watercolor

4.5 x 6.5 inches

©Ann Thompson Nemcosky

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These paintings of marshes are inspired by our visits to Edisto Island on the South Carolina coast. 

Marsh Dreams IV

watercolor

4.5 x 6.5 inches

©Ann Thompson Nemcosky

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I love seeing the many moods of the sky reflected in the ribbons of water 

that weave through the marsh grasses.

Marsh Dreams V

watercolor

4.5 x 6.5 inches

©Ann Thompson Nemcosky

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