September 9 – December 16, 2022
Canyon Country Community Center
18410 Sierra Hwy, Santa Clarita, CA 91351
Ocean Abstractions: Wet and Watery a collection of abstract acrylic paintings reflecting the colors and feel of the sea by Nancy Eckels
Nancy has had a lifelong interest in the ocean, and in nature in general. Eckels loves to snorkel and scuba dive. The colors of the beach, the tropical ocean, and the fish and corals that live below influence her when she paints.
Since her work is totally abstract, it comes entirely from her head, heart, and imagination. Anything that has contributed to her sense of color, texture and composition, becomes the basis of what eventually comes from her hands and brushes. Her visits with nature through visiting national parks during her childhood were, she is sure, a very big part of what comes from her brain when she’s painting. Her mother, a traditional watercolorist, once jokingly stated she would be interested in seeing the inside of that brain.
