Plein Air | Nancy Tankersley

• House of History

  Oil, Canvas, 22 x 14. When Frederick Douglas was 6 years old he was sent to Wye House, a large plantation on the Miles River near Easton, Maryland where he began his life as a slave. The current owners of the property g…

• Afternoon Marsh

  Oil, 18 x 18. Wond Best Marshes at Cape Anne Plein Air 2025.

• Belem Monument, Lisbon

  Oil, 8 x 8

• Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia

  Oil, Canvas, 8 x 5

• Foggy Morning in Maine

  Oil, 8 x 6

• Field of Gold

  6 x 8

• Oxford Boat Yard

  Oil, Canvas, 8 x 10

• Mountain Mesa

  Oil, Panel, 6 x 12. My brother, sister-in-law and husband patiently napped in the wildflower adorned meadow while I satisfied my need to paint the scene. Colorado is one of my favorite painting destinations.

• Western Winds

  Oil, Canvas, 11 x 14

• Storm Over Mountains

  Oil, Panel, 11 x 14. Painted plein air during the American Impressionist Annual Exhibition in Boulder in 2022. A group event, painters were scattered all over a beautiful property which miraculously escaped the Boulder…

• House on Thorgood Marshall Lane

  Oil, 12 x 12. A house of modest character on a quiet street in Easton, Maryland this area is rich with history. Yards away from this site stands an AME Church dedicated by Fredrick Douglas upon his triumphant return to…

• Mendocino Headlands

  Oil, 6 x 12

• Easton Backyard

  Oil, Panel, 18 x 18. Painted during Plein Air Easton 2022.

• The Patriarch

  Oil, Canvas, 20 x 24

• Sanctuary

  Oil, Panel, 18 x 24. Painted at Plein Air Easton 2019. The "natural" gardens and simple house suggest a safe place for both humans and wildlife.

• Farm Shapes

  Oil, Panel, 12 x 24. This painting was the winner of the Life On the Farm award at 2017 Plein Air Easton. Painted near Ridgely the barn is part of a large grain processing complex with many interesting shapes.

• Headwaters

  Oil, Panel, 18 x 18. Painted during En Plein Air Texas 2017. I was struck by the color of the crystal clear waters of the Concho River outside of San Angelo, Texas.

• Soaring

  Oil, Canvas, 18 x 18. "Soaring", a plein air painting which I painted during the Door County Plein Air Festival in 2017,was exhibited in October 2017 at the Salmagundi Club as part of the American Masters Invitational E…

• Hoopers Island Pickin' House

  Oil, Canvas, 16 x 20. It was a hazy morning on Hoopers Island and the turquoise of the truck caught my eye. Of course it moved after about 15 minutes but I think I captured its essence.

• Tucked Away

  Oil, 12 x 16. West Colorado. I liked the blue truck tucked away under the old open air barn.

• View from the Winery

  Oil, 12 x 16. Painted near Paonia, Colorado.

• Across the Marsh

  Oil, Canvas, 12 x 24

• Enduring

  Oil, Canvas, 18 x 18. This was painted during the inaugural Olmsted Plein Air Invitational in Atlanta, Georgia. I chose this subject because it embodied the spirit of the people who dug in deep and refused to let the ci…

• Marmore Fall, Italy

  Oil, Canvas, 6 x 8