Artists’ Gardens – Nancy Paris Pruden

Inspiration Shut at Hand

Artists’ Gardens

Nancy Paris Pruden

Entrance Yard Backyard          8 x 10″          Plein Air Oil     © Nancy Paris Pruden

   In response to our Views “Inspiration Shut at Hand” name for work created in artists’ gardens or different private areas, we obtained these two photos from artist, Nancy Paris Pruden. Though inspiration might be discovered far and large, many people have discovered “diamonds in personal yard”, particularly all through the confinement of the pandemic. There might be nice artistic advantages to portray a extra intimate and private world all through the modifications of sunshine and season.

    Pruden writes about Entrance Yard Backyard (above) “The backyard is such a riot of colour and shapes it was troublesome to prepare a composition till I made a decision to make one dominant flower up shut and large. That method I might believably differ shapes to get a pure focus.” 

English Backyard     9 x 12″     Plein Air Oil     © Nancy Paris Pruden

   “In English Backyard, I attempted to prepare it by making a delicate grid utilizing an “X ” composition. Utilizing outlined darkish and light-weight shapes hopefully saved the portray from being only a jumble of colour. I believe organizing a backyard is as a lot an artwork kind as portray it.”

   Inspiration for these works comes from summers spent at Pruden’s son’s San Rafael, California gardens. Pruden is a classically skilled, life-long Texas artist. She travels the world leadng portray workshops in France, Italy, Eire, Portugal and Mexico. You possibly can view extra of her work at:  Nancy Paris Pruden Fine Art.

In case you have work of your personal backyard panorama areas that you simply’d prefer to share, drop us a line.

Inspiration from the gardens of artists.