“Prickly Pear” Original Framed Botanical Mixed Media Painting by Nancy Smith

Description

During a recent trip to Arizona I was enthralled by the prickly pear cacti growing everywhere. Some are literally emerging … more During a recent trip to Arizona I was enthralled by the prickly pear cacti growing everywhere. Some are literally emerging from the rocks, bearing blooms and feeding birds. Watercolor and colored pencil. Signed and framed.

Nancy Smith is a super seller and top selling artist on Chairish, with over 350 original painting sales to date. She studied art at Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Olivet Nazarene University and then with world renowned artist, Estelle Fedelle, who is best known for her how-to books published by Walter Foster Publications. A life-long learner, Nancy currently studies with Helen Kleczynski, an award winning watercolor and pastel artist in Vicksburg, MI. Nancy’s art has been featured in shows in the Chicagoland area and Southwest Michigan. Many of her pieces are part of private collections across the United States. less