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Nancy Cawdrey
"Whatever medium I am working in, I like to mix color on the
surface of the painting--giving the work more immediacy and
spontaneity--what I call spirited painting. [On silk] I [can]
really float brilliant color with spirit and gusto." -Art Life,
Fall/Winter 2001-2002
Nancy Townsend Cawdrey is the daughter of a retired career
officer, fortunate enough to be exposed to exotic cultures
throughout her childhood. In whatever country her father was
stationed, Nancy immersed herself in the culture, and her
affection for the arts later led her to study two years in Paris
and another five years in Britain.
Nancy loves color, texture and pattern. She began her painting
career 35 years ago and worked predominately in watercolor.
Through her pursuit for texture and passion for color, Nancy
discovered the spontaneity and brilliance she could create
through painting on silk, a Chinese technique that has been
practiced for thousands of years. And, although silk painting is
now her medium of choice, she continues to explore a variety of
subjects in watercolor, pastel, oil and experimental media.
Often, we see a mixture of media in her silk compositions.
Through this overlaying of various media she creates buoyant
color and texture with her combination of transparent pigment
and the shimmer of silk.
A colorist with a strong sense of design, Nancy’s work always
evokes a response, whether she is creating one of her signature
western figure pieces, a breathtaking landscape, a quiet corner
of Venice, or a vibrant floral.
Nancy moved to Montana 22 years ago and settled near Bigfork on
Fox Creek Slough near Flathead Lake where Montana’s
expansiveness serves as the primary inspiration for her work.
She also enjoys traveling to the Southwest and abroad to paint
on-site plein air studies.
Represented in galleries in Santa Fe, Tucson, Bozeman, Jackson,
Cody, and Bigfork, her work is included in invitational art
shows across the West. She is a 2003 Featured Artist for the
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and received “Artists’ Choice ”
award by her peers at the 2002 Treasure State Invitational Art
Show and Peoples’ Choice at the Annual Missouri Flyfishers Art
Auction. Nancy participates in the annual C.M. Russell Show and
Auction in Great Falls, Montana each March, and is a Signature
Member of the Montana Watercolor Society. Her work is exhibited
in many private and corporate collections across the country and
in Europe. |
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