About Nancye Culbreath

Oil painting is my primary form of expression.  I achieve the vibrancy of color and texture whether I use a palette knife or brush.  My process begins with the visual beauty before me.  I take a multitude of photographs.  Sometimes I do a small painting on location to capture the mood of the day, enhanced by my energy and anticipation. Sketching and taking notes of the scene.  Taking my small study back to the studio I will map out the process of establishing the perfect composition for my scene. The important element of a scene for me is to invoke the feeling to the viewer that I had when I chose the location.  I want the viewer to make a connection. My biggest challenge is to be true to myself when I am painting.  There is no view in either direction that calls louder than another.