Artist Showcase

Annual South Nevada County Fine Art, Wine and Food Festival

Nancy Eckels, Painting, Canyon Country, California

www.nancyeckels.com

Full time artist, Nancy Eckels, was born in Kingston, N.Y., and grew up in Utah. After high school she attended the U.S. International School of Performing and Visual Arts in San Diego, California where she earned a BFA degree, and concentrated on acting and musical theater. Nancy was a late bloomer when it came to the world of art. A different creative career preceded her move into painting. Always wanting to work in show business, she followed that direction and, after several years and many different television jobs, she became a director on the CBS daytime drama, "The Bold and the Beautiful". But eventually, the lack of control over her time and her life convinced her to try painting full time. Having dabbled with painting throughout her life, and given her family background, it seemed like the most natural transition she could make. Her parents met in an oil painting class, and her sister, aunts and uncles are all involved in art. Nancy considers herself a self-taught artist, and refers to the "osmosis method" when asked about her training. She obtained a wealth of art knowledge by growing up around talented, artistic family members. Nancy’s paintings use uninhibited texture and color and are created in acrylic paint with an unplanned improvisational style, allowing them to be more about emotion and mood than tangible elements. Nancy just begins to paint and lets her instincts and emotions take her wherever they may.