New Work: A Wild Spirit, oil on panel, 24 x 30 inches
The challenge with this piece: how to paint a white horse on a light background without the whole thing looking flat and boring.
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Nancy Rynes
Oct 201 min read
New Work: Hill Country Lady, oil on panel, 12 x 16 inches
One of the delights of exploring the Texas Hill Country is coming across Longhorn Cattle in unexpected places.
Nancy Rynes
Oct 161 min read
New Work: Hot as Blazes, oil on canvas, 36 x 36 inches
My favorite time of day is morning, just as the sun rises and bathes the landscape in a warm, golden-colored light.
Nancy Rynes
Oct 162 min read
New Work: Morning Glow, oil on canvas, 36 x 36 inches
The farms and ranches of the western USA can be magical in the morning light, which is why you can often find me up before dawn...
Nancy Rynes
Oct 161 min read
New Work: Greeting the Winter Dawn, oil on canvas, 20 x 16 inches
Buffalo robes were used by many Native peoples to protect them from the harsh, cold winters so common here in North America.
Nancy Rynes
Oct 131 min read
New Work: Rough and Ready, oil on canvas, 24 x 48 inches
As much as I love them, I never fully trust Texas Longhorn Cattle.
Nancy Rynes
Oct 131 min read
New Work: Palomino Sunrise, oil on canvas, 10 x 12 inches
This is a palomino that I found at sunrise, out on the Wyoming ranges near the Flaming Gorge.
Nancy Rynes
Mar 232 min read
New Work: Battle Scarred, oil on canvas, 36 x 36 inches
"Battle Scarred" is a color-and-texture-filled depiction of one of the most handsome Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep rams I have seen to date.
Nancy Rynes
Mar 12 min read
New Work: Brother Buffalo, oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches
For many artists, including me, dreams can have a powerful and direct influence on the work we create.
Nancy Rynes
Apr 1, 20221 min read
New Work: Below Zero
Sometimes bone-chilling cold can create beautiful patterns of ice and snow.
Nancy Rynes
Jan 18, 20221 min read
New Work: The Colors of Morning, oil on canvas, 20 x 26 inches
If you want to experience some truly magical morning and evening light, visit the Texas Hill Country.
Nancy Rynes
Jan 1, 20221 min read
New Work: Greeting the Winter Dawn, oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches
This is the first in what I hope will be a series exploring people of Native descent in both contemporary and traditional settings.
Nancy Rynes
Dec 1, 20214 min read
Art from a Dream: Sanctuary
Every artist gets ideas for new works in different ways. Some allow their dreams to lead the creative process. Others look to Nature for new
Nancy Rynes
Aug 31, 20212 min read
New Work: Morning Glow, oil on canvas, 36 x 36 inches
I ran across such a scene one July morning in rural Colorado. The sun cast a beautiful glow around a field of ranch horses.
Nancy Rynes
Aug 15, 20211 min read
New Work: Intimidation Tactics, oil on canvas, 24 x 30 inches
In this painting, I tried to bring out the bold, rich colors of these horses along with their fire, energy, and personalities.
Nancy Rynes
Aug 1, 20215 min read
Copy of Getting Your Work Into Shows: A Curator's Perspective (part 2)
the real basis for your work making it into an art show is the quality of the work itself, and that's what I want to talk about today.
Nancy Rynes
Jul 1, 20214 min read
Getting Your Work Into Shows: A Curator's Perspective (part 1)
Are you an artist who's been baffled about how to get your work juried or invited into art shows?
Nancy Rynes
Jun 1, 20214 min read
Art from a Dream: The Old Ones
The idea for this piece came to me as I awoke from a dream. It was just there, in my mind's eye, finished.
Nancy Rynes
May 1, 20212 min read
Failures and Learning
I'm feeling artistically restless, which usually signals some kind of creative or stylistic evolution for me.
Nancy Rynes
Nov 4, 20185 min read
In The Field: A Day in the South Steens, Oregon
We could hear horses snorting and jostling each other on the far side of the trees.
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