Nancy B. Westfall

Each of my paintings, particularly in the abstract, is a true self-portrait. I’m inspired by my own life of happy mayhem, filled with the realities of being a working mother, wife and artist. Painting is my therapy and passion; an incredible outlet that allows me to express my innermost thoughts, feelings and outside influences. With a constant push and pull between chaos and harmony, I strive to tie these many representational and abstract images together through color, line and form, creating collages and contemporary images connected by layers of color and texture.

Color has been my major thesis throughout my career. I am fascinated by its chemistry and infinite variation and how I can employ color in my paintings to highlight areas of focus and intensity. I also find it important to look at objects without making assumptions about how they “should” look, rather observing their shape, line and color in order to portray them.