Ready to hang. Terrific gift.Nancy Van Ness Artist…   I was drawn to oil painting because of the expressive qualities I can create. Communicating my feelings of the moment through paint is my goal. What is going on in the World around us is important to me. The meditative feel of moving paint around a canvas and the therapeutic application of color is what I crave.     I'm drawn to impressionist painting, inspired by Post Impressionism. Van Gogh, Renoir, Degas, Lucian Freud and Jenny Saville are inspirations.    Showing the viewer part of the story and letting them form their own impression is my goal. I intend to infuse humor, story telling, abstract and detail elements in my paintings. Animal and figurative portraits inspire me and give voice to some of the most important emotions of the human condition. Nancy’s Bio…   Artist working in St. Louis, MO   Originally a graphic designer/illustrator   Graduate of the Kansas City Art Institute, BFA in Design   Owner of Wiener Dog Graphics and NancyVanNessArt   MA, Master of Arts, Fontbonne UniversityAwards    DMA - Direct Marketing Association Award – award winner - brochure design    Allied Arts Council Show – award winner   Awarded an Addy in KC, MO for advertising.    ‘Art for the Health of It’ award winner.Exhibitions    Kansas City Art Institute Show   Albrecht Art Museum Show   Gateway Pastel Artist Show, 2021, 2020 & 2019   Fontbonne MA Show   42 Doors of Hope - selected artist   ‘Dove Love’ - selected artist   Heartland Art Club Show 2022 & 2021   St. Louis Artist’s Guild Show – selected artist, 2022 & 2021   ‘Pets’ – Exhibizone Show – selected artist   ‘Luminosity’ Show – selected artist  Jones Gallery Show – selected artist  ‘Parenthood’ Show – Art St. Louis - selected artist  ‘The Known and The Unknown – MAC – selected artist  'Long Story Short’ Show – Webster Arts – selected artist  ‘Contemporary Abstraction’ Hilliard Gallery Show – selected artist  ‘Order/Disorder’ Show – selected artist  ‘Personal History’ Show – Art St. Louis – selected artistMemberships   St. Louis Artist’s Guild   Heartland Art Club   B’Extraordinaire  Art St. Louis  Webster ArtsNancyVanNessArt, visit to see more original art. Custom paintings also available.