"Bird's Eye View" Watercolors by Nancy Reiss Opens in Exeter

Exeter's Nancy Reiss displays her passion for saturated, vibrant hues with attention to detail in her "Bird's Eye View" exhibit. This show depicts her favorite subjects in nature using bold, living color--striking scenic vistas, including flora and fauna close up.

During a health challenge 20 years ago, Nancy took up water painting for therapy and escape. In addition to total focus and joy, she discovered some talent and her signature style. After a career in creative and technical writing, painting has become her retirement obsession (she's taken more than 15 courses and studied with 8 different teachers). Painting is a meditation where she is continuously surprised and usually pleased. Combining her good eye for composition, she paints en plein air or from photos, following the zen of simple subjects.

Water painting has brought her much pleasure and many travel adventures. Nancy is a frequent flyer with Doris Rice and has accompanied her to the Cape, Monhegan, Florida, New Mexico, Tuscany, Sicily, Vermont, recently Star Island and anticipating upcoming Costa Rica. Doris says, “Nancy Reiss has a distinctive style. She is an accomplished artist with her own way! A strong painter, her works are original, delightfully composed of shapes and colors which predominate.”

Nancy has exhibited at the Seacoast Art Association, Unity on the River, Lane Art Gallery and St. Anthony's Bakery. She also has shared space with the Seacoast Open Studio painting group at local libraries and venues such as D Squared Java Coffee Shop, Exeter Hospital and recently the Exeter YMCA. Seacoast Open Studio meets every Friday morning at Exeter Parks & Recreation and all are welcome. Please join the Seacoast Artist Association at 130 Water St. in Exeter for a Second Sunday reception on November 14th from 2-4.