Studio 3: 35 Swett Avenue
Whimsical Encaustic Art and Collage
nancykanner.com
nkannerdesign@icloud.com
603.781.8279
Nancy is an award-winning Graphic Designer, an encaustic artist and acrylic painter. Her love of encaustic art and painting acrylic seascapes continues to grow. As a child she was always creating – drawings, illustrated stories and countless crafts. She enjoyed many fine art courses while attaining her degree in Graphic Design and Typography from Endicott College and UMass Dartmouth. Drawing inspiration from nature and warm, sunny days, Nancy creates colorful encaustic pieces in her sunlit art studio in Portsmouth, NH. Her acrylic seascapes are influenced by the aqua waters of the Caribbean Sea. The Caribbean is Nancy’s happy place, whether it’s on a beach or adventuring through a tropical rainforest; inspiration abounds for her in the islands. Nancy’s encaustic work combines bright pigments, water color pencils, pen and ink, dried flowers, ephemera and more. Subjects such as simple hand-drawn birds and flowers delight the viewer with a fun and light-hearted feeling. Nancy’s pieces are often called whimsical. The creation of a multi-layered encaustic piece is similar to the process Nancy uses in graphic design projects — from brainstorming to the final design and production, they both include multiple layers of information combined to create a unified, emotion-evoking piece of art. Nancy’s love of nature, typography, color, texture and warmth shines through in her encaustic work.
Nancy’s work has been displayed at cafes in Portsmouth, NH and Kittery and Portland, ME. Many examples of Nancy’s work can be seen on her website NancyKanner.com and on Facebook and Instagram at nancyk.artdesign.