Nancy Tankersley Archived Artworks

• Separated by Centuries

  Oil, muslin on panel, 12 x 9

• Out of the Wind

  Oil, Canvas, 11 x 14

• Freedom River

  Oil, Panel

• Ancient Moon

  20 x 24

• Harry's Bar

  Oil, Canvas, 16 x 20. The first in my series of paintings of bartenders from the famous Harry's American Bar in Paris. This image was also featured in an "Artists to Watch" article in South West Art Magazine in the 2018…

• Upscale Expresso

  Oil, 12 x 12

• Bonjour,36 x 36

  Oil, 36 x 36

• tres

  Oil, Canvas, 10 x 8. This painting is available unframed.

• May Bouquet

  Oil, Canvas, 16 x 16

• Crowded Waters

  Oil, Canvas, 6 x 12. Toners often work closely over one oyster bed.

• Measured Moments

  Oil, 16 x 16

• Morning Geometry

  Oil, 24 x 24. I saw this view of a railroad yard near Baltimore and loved the jumble of shapes and colors overlying the solid geometry of the landscape. It will be in the American Impressionist Annual Juried Exhibition…

• Hooping at the Harvest Fest

  Oil, Canvas, 10 x 8. This young girl made the act of hula hooping look effortless! I saw her at the Paonia Harvest Festival last September. Paonia is a small town in Colorado full of artistic types, winegrowers, writers…

• Autumn on the Western Slope

  Oil, 20 x 16. A west Colorado scene near Paonia.

• Chef in a Hurry

  Oil, Canvas, 6 x 6. This chef at a a large resort in Estes Park was in a big hurry to reach the banquet room. I was attracted to his orange crocs!

• Rocky Ridge

  Oil, Canvas, 8 x 12. One of my paintings from En Plein Air Texas, this was painted looking toward the city of San Angelo from a high point on the Clery Ranch.

• Garden on Monument Avenue
• A Stiff Breeze

  Oil, Canvas, 12 x 24. Painted plein air on Long Island, NY.

• Finishing Up

  Oil, Canvas, 16 x 12. Balancing plates in one hand and stripping tables with the other and making it look easy is a testament to the grace of this young server at Can Can Restaurant in Richmond, Virginia.

• So Glad You Enjoyed Your Meal

  Oil, Canvas, 20 x 16. Doesn't her gesture and expression say it all?

• His Domain

  Oil, Canvas, 12 x 10

• L'Addition

  Oil, Canvas, 12 x 9. Another scene from my most paintable restaurant, Can Can in Richmond, Va.. Love the antique furnishings juxtaposed with the bright blue computer screen!

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  Oil, Canvas, 12 x 9

• An Order of Mussels

  Oil, Canvas, 12 x 9. I liked the way the face of the waitress was reflected in the antique mirror at Can Can Restaurant in Richmond, Va.

• West Cottage

  Oil, Canvas, 8 x 10. missing

• San Miguel Girl

  Pastel, Canvas, 16 x 12

• Cool Drink of Water

  Oil, Canvas, 20 x 20. I was struck by the cool frosty pitcher of ice water, in direct contrast to the waitress who seemed a bit harried. This is a popular bar and chop house in Easton, Maryland.

• Curaçao Conversation

  Oil, Canvas, 20 x 20. I spied these beautiful birds at a Marine Museum in Wilmenstadt, Curacao. They seemed to be involved in a lively conversation with their ruffled feathers glowing in the bright sunlight.

• After the Gala

  Oil, Canvas, 8 x 10

• Special Sauce

  Oil, Canvas, 16 x 16. Obviously an Italian chef!

• Happy Hour Buzz

  Oil, Canvas, 30 x 24. Things were really heating up at the Can Can Bistro in Richmond, Va and the young man behind the bar was busy slicing lemons.

• Too Hot to Garden

  Oil, Canvas, 16 x 20. This was painted in the living room of my neigbors house during Plein Air Easton 2012 when the outside temperature reached 105.

• Wine Lesson

  Oil, Canvas, 10 x 8. The sommelier at the Can Can Brasserie in Richmond, Virginia appeared to be giving some advice to the young server.

• Ti lghman Afternoon

  Oil, 9 x 12

• Monday Afternoon- Ken's Creedside

  Oil, Canvas, 14 x 11. I painted this interior on a rare cold and cloudy day in Sedona during their 2010 Plein Air festival. It was a warm and friendly place and a wonderful place to spend the afternoon.

• Two Coffees and A Cream Brulee?

  Oil, Panel, 10 x 8

• Keep It Movin'!

  Oil, Panel, 10 x 8

• Early Shift

  Oil, Panel, 10 x 8

• Day Laborer

  Oil, Panel, 10 x 8

• Work To Be Done

  Oil, Panel, 9 x 12

• Fresh Flowers

  Oil, Panel, 9 x 12

• Quick Lunch

  Oil, Panel, 10 x 12

• Come Aboard!

  Oil, Panel, 12 x 16

• Pioneer Woman

  Oil, Panel, 16 x 16

• The Actress

  Oil, Canvas, 14 x 11

• An Ordinary American

  Oil, Canvas, 12 x 9

• The Oyster Shucker

  Oil, Canvas, 16 x 20

• Payday

  Oil, Canvas, 7 x 10. In the old days there were "buy boats" to take on the oysters, clams, crabs, fish etc from the watermen and take it to market. There aren't so many buy boats today as most watermen take their days w…

• Honest Work

  Oil, Canvas, 10 x 7. Framed with plain black frame and gold liner.

• Little Girl and Fountain

  Oil, Canvas, 6 x 6. This little girl in a mountain town in Provence was having a wonderful time at the old fountain. Her mother was just out of the picture but close enough to keep her safe.

• Change of Seasons

  Oil, 12 x 16

• Looking for Oysters

  Oil, Canvas, 10 x 7. Framed with plain black frame and gold liner.

• Baltimore Boy

  Oil, 10 x 8

• Endless

  Oil, Canvas, 10 x 7. Framed with plain black frame and gold liner.

• Siblings

  Oil, 6 x 6

• Summertime-w

  Oil, 18 x 18

• Richmond View

  Oil, Canvas, 30 x 40

• Roxie

  Oil, Canvas, 20 x 20. I loved painting this beautiful Golden Retreiver!

• rredlaquerbowl6x6

  Oil, Canvas, 6 x 6

• Cambridge Morning

  Oil, Canvas, 10 x 20. This was painted the first morning of Plein Air Easton when we were allowed for the first time ever to leave Talbot County. I headed down to Cambridge to paint this scene I had been admiring for a…

• Sunday Morning
• Dinner Rush

  Oil, 11 x 14

• General Lee

  Oil, Canvas, 9 x 14. This painting was done during Plein Air Richmond 2012 and won and Honorable Mention from Judge Evertt Raymond Kinstler. A prominent portrait painter, Mr. Kinstler has long been a major influence in…

• Checking the Push Boat 8 x 10

  Oil, 8 x 10. Captain Katarina Ennerfelt of the Skipjack Helen Virginia checks the engine on her push boat. Captain Ennerfelt was the first woman captain to win the annual Deale Island Skipjack race in 2014.

• Sand Figure #2

  Oil, Canvas, 12 x 12. Part of a five painting series.

• Ellie at the Splashpad

  Oil, Panel, 12 x 12. The splash pads (areas of concrete pocketed with playfully changing jets of water) that are springing up in our parks provide an endless source of painting inspiration. As a painter I like to look f…

• Study in Green and Red

  Oil, Canvas, 12 x 12

• Long Tradition

  Oil, Panel, 8 x 10. Weaving baskets out of "sweetgrass", this man is a fixture in the Charleston market.

• The Red Dress

  Oil, Canvas, 9 x 12

• Sorting the Oysters

  Acrylic, 24 x 24. This painting has been accepted into the American Society of Marine Artists Invitational Exhibit which will be hosted by Principle Gallery, Charleston, SC opening Nov. 2, 2018.

• Testing the Waters

  Oil, 12 x 9

• Morning Paper

  Oil, Panel, 10 x 8

• Heading Home

  Oil, Canvas, 30 x 40. A scene from Virginia's Eastern Shore, this waterman appears to be trying to reach his destination before nightfall.

• Metamorphosis

  Oil, Canvas, 48 x 36. lLoaded with symbols, this still life was commissioned by a client who had undergone major life changes. I enjoyed assembling the objects and working with the client to tell her story.

• Old Farm Road

  Oil, 20 x 24. This painting was painted during Plein Air Easton 2011. Larger than I usually work outside, I had to go back to the spot twice and paint furiously to beat the setting sun.

• Harmony

  Oil, Canvas, 24 x 24

• Crab Feast

  Oil, Canvas, 14 x 11. An iconic Eastern Shore scene, I spied this waterman unloading his wares at a crab feast in St. Michael's Maryland.

• Young Tonger

  Oil, 10 x 7

• Bounty of the Bay

  Oil, Canvas, 10 x 10. Its a colorful world on the bay with the bright red baskets and orange foul weather gear!

• Quick Steppin'

  Oil, Canvas, 20 x 20. Can Can Restaurant in Richmond, Virgiinia is a favorite place for me. There's a painting everywhere I look!

• Forgotten

  Oil, Canvas, 20 x 24

• Last Light

  Oil, Canvas, 8 x 10. Looking for one last scene on a beautiful sunny day in Sedona, I found this dramatic panorama just behind the art canter. With only 30 minutes of light left and the shadow moving swiftly up the moun…

• Portrait of a Dean

  Oil, Canvas, 30 x 24

• Busy Line

  Oil, Canvas, 14 x 11. Although I love the traditional toque that used to be the headwear of most chefs, this red baseball cap on a chef at Bella Luna in Cambridge, Maryland added a nice color focus.

• Cornville Shed

  Oil, Canvas, 8 x 10. Having painted the red rocks of Sedona in the morning, I was looking for a change of scenery. Someone suggested the farming town of Cornville which was south of Sedona in the flat Verde Valley. I sa…

• The Dynamite Church

  Oil, Canvas, 10 x 8. My second painting of the day in Jerome, this elegant home perched high on the side of the mountain, was formerly a church . The story is that the Mexican mineworkers were not allowed to worship in…

• Jockeying For Position

  Oil, Panel, 8 x 10

• Evening Meditation

  Oil, Canvas, 24 x 24

• storm

  Oil, Canvas, 8 x 10. Tuesday dawned bright and beautif'ul. My first painting of the day was just outside of town in an area called Schnebly's Vista.

• Flambé

  Oil, Canvas, 20 x 20. I loved the abstract pattern that the flame created after the young Chef at Restaurant B in Baltimore added some wine to his culinary creation.

• montain

  Oil, Canvas, 8 x 10. Also painted on that cloudy and cool Monday in Sedona, the clouds were starting to lift and the last ray of the setting sun promised a better day on Tuesday. I had to paint this one quickly and by t…

• Just Five Minutes

  Oil, Canvas, 24 x 30. We were the first people for lunch in this restaurant in Balsam, Colorado. The young waiter had just dashed in and was tying on his apron, optimistically preparing for a busy lunch crowd.

• Ocean Beat

  Oil, Canvas, 12 x 9

• Vortex Tree

  Oil, Canvas, 8 x 10. I painted this one on the first morning of the competition at Sedona. It was a beautiful spot on the crest of a small hill with views of the red rocks all around. As I was packing up to leave, a gui…

• Winter Coat

  Oil, Panel, 14 x 11. This little girl couldn't wait to shed her coat in the warm sun, much to her mother's dismay! She lives in Pozos, Mexico and I spotted her on her way to school.

• View from Lamborn Mesa

  Oil, 16 x 12. A view from my brothers house near Paonia, Colorado looking towards Mt. Lamborn.

• The Old Prayer Tree

  Oil, Mylar, 12 x 9. Painted as part of the String of Pearls Project which honors landowners in the Chesapeake Bay area who have put their property into conservancy, this 300 year old tree has heard the prayers of countl…

• Happy Hour

  Oil, Panel, 14 x 11

• Patuxent View from Patterson Park

  Oil, Canvas, 24 x 30

• Keeping It Neat

  Oil, Panel, 12 x 9

• Old and New Japan

  Oil, Canvas, 12 x 12

• Holiday Greens

  Oil, Mylar, 12 x 9. Painted for my holiday card in 2014.

• High Energy

  Panel, 11 x 14. I wasn't sure who had more energy, the crashing waves or these two children!

• In Training

  Oil, Panel, 11 x 14

• The Fitting

  Oil, Panel, 16 x 12

• Boardwalk Bicylist

  Oil, Canvas, 16 x 20

• Daffodils In Silver

  Oil, Canvas, 8 x 10

• Friendly Trucker

  Oil, Panel, 16 x 12

• One White Rose

  Oil, Canvas, 10 x 8

• Career Woman

  Oil, Panel, 12 x 16

• First Boat

  Oil, 6 x 6

• Beautiful Old Bar

  Oil, Panel, 16 x 12

• What? No Dessert?

  Oil, Canvas, 20 x 20. This painting was included in the Oil Painters of American Eastern Juried Members Show in October 2008. It's one of my favorites. I loved this chatty waiter at an elegant cafe in Baltimore.

• Lunch at the Mad Batter

  Oil, Panel, 16 x 16

• Morning Light Study

  Oil, Canvas, 10 x 8

• Liquid Gold

  Oil, Canvas, 16 x 20. This is Ron Brown, owner and chef of Martini's restaurant. Ron is a great guy and a big supporter of the arts. Stop in for some live music on weekends and original art of the walls.

• Choptank Wetlands

  Oil, Panel, 9 x 12

• Summer Cottage

  Oil, Canvas, 11 x 14. Got a great start on this one during Plein Air Easton 2012, but never finished it because a huge thunderstorm interrupted me. Couldn't go back because the scene was painted in Dorchester County and…

• Just A Little Cheese

  Oil, Panel, 16 x 20

• Four More Dinners

  Oil, Canvas, 20 x 20

• Perfection

  Oil, Canvas, 16 x 20

• Lots of Coffee

  Oil, Canvas, 16 x 20

• Lunch at Lexington Market

  Oil, Canvas, 20 x 20

• The Manour

  Oil, Panel, 12 x 16

• An Afternnon Break

  Oil, Canvas, 30 x 24

• A Walk on the Beach

  Oil, Canvas, 24 x 36. This painting won the A. Brittain Banghart Award for Excellance in Figurative Painting at the 2007 Academy Art Museum members show.

• Secret Ingredients

  Oil, Canvas, 24 x 20. This work was selected for the 2008 Salon International at the Greenhouse Gallery in San Antonio, Texas. It was sold at the show.

• Time For Tea

  Oil, Canvas, 14 x 11. At a busy tearoom, the red haired waitress takes a moment to sample the wares. This painting is currently part of the Portraying the Human Spirit Exhibit at the Bennington Center for the Arts.

• Sand baby 1

  Oil, Canvas, 8 x 6

• Salad Chef

  Oil, Canvas, 12 x 16

• Lessons At the Bar

  Oil, Panel, 10 x 8

• Desserts Only

  Oil, Canvas, 18 x 18

• Special Dinner

  Oil, Canvas, 24 x 30. At an elegant French restaurant near Baltimore, the young waitress readies the table for a special party.

• Charleston Charm

  14 x 11 (matted). I couldn't help but respond to this man's friendly face...and his omlettes were delicious too!

• Artist's Touch

  Oil, Canvas, 16 x 20

• Uptown Lady - Downtown Cafe

  Oil, Canvas, 24 x 30

• Always Moving

  Oil, Canvas, 14 x 11. Master Chef Mark Salter of the Robert Morris Inn moves quickly about his kitchen. Here is he leaving a demo in his special demonstration kitchen and moving on to his next task.

• Empty Swing

  Oil, 9 x 12. This painting was done at a memorial paint-out for Ross Merrill, respected colleague from the Washington Society of Landscape Painters, and Chief of Conservation at the National Gallery of Art for over 25 y…

• Coffee at Mason's

  Oil, Panel, 12 x 9. A young exchange student from a former Communist block country, this lovely young woman took her job very seriously.

• Out of the Wind

  Oil, Canvas, 11 x 14. This painting, titled "Out of the Wind", was recently accepted into the American Impressionist Society 2013 Juried Exhibit and Competition. The subject was a woman on a beach in Brittany enjoying t…

• A Barren Landscape

  Pastel, Canvas, 8 x 10. My third painting of the day at Jerome was a scraper (I should learn to take a siesta after lunch rather than paint). As the sun started to set behind the mountain I was determined to do one more…

• Eating Late

  Oil, Panel, 12 x 16

• Idle Time

  Oil, Panel, 9 x 12

• Chance Encounter

  Oil, Canvas, 9 x 12

• The Squid Is Excellent

  Oil, Panel, 20 x 20

• Transported

  Oil, Canvas, 24 x 24

• Do You Remember?

  Oil, Canvas, 12 x 12. An anniversary meal?

• Plein Air Painters

  Oil, Canvas, 20 x 24

• Clearing Weather

  Oil, Panel, 12 x 9

• At Your Service

  Oil, Canvas, 24 x 12

• June Morning

  Oil, Canvas, 10 x 8. The first of my beach paintings in several years, being away from the subject which I had painted for so long, made thepainting feel fresh and new. I call it "June Morning".

• Green Eyed Man

  Oil, Canvas, 9 x 12. This was a quick study done from life.This painting was accepted into the American Impressionist Society Annual Juried Exhibit. www.americanimpressionistsociety.org

• The Specials Are...

  Oil, Canvas, 12 x 12. A popular restaurant in Brooklyn Heights, NY, this waiter at Noodle Pudding seems to be reciting the daily specials.

• More Sauce?

  Oil, 12 x 12

• Summer Whites 10x10

  Oil, Canvas, 10 x 10

• Quick Delivery

  Oil, Canvas, 12 x 10. An accident waiting to happen!

• The Cooking Demo

  Oil, Canvas, 8 x 10. Cooking demo.

• Last Crop of the Season

  Oil, Canvas, 24 x 30

• Important Decisions

  Oil, Canvas, 8 x 10. It may be an important decision for the young diner, but the waiter at Noodle Pudding is ready for his order.

• Ladies In Waiting

  Oil, Canvas, 8 x 10

• The Chinese Robe

  Oil, Canvas, 16 x 20

• Morning Light

  Oil, Canvas, 40 x 30

• peaches and cream

  Oil, Canvas, 8 x 10

• Love and Marriage

  Oil, Canvas, 9 x 12

• Hurrying Home

  Oil, Canvas, 20 x 16. sold through Foxhall Gallery at their final sale before closing in December 2011

• And Did You Know?

  Oil, Canvas, 9 x 12. A great place to catch up on the local news, the wine bar at Out of the Fire restaurant in Easton, Maryand.

• TablesideChat

  Oil, Canvas, 10 x 8. Bannings, Easton's popular restaurant and bar where everybody knows your name! One of the friendly waitresses pauses for a table side chat.

• Portrait of Leslie

  Oil, Canvas, 30 x 24

• Oyster Chef

  Oil, Panel, 12 x 9

• Golden Haze

  Oil, Canvas, 16 x 16. This painting was done during Plein Air Richmond 2013 and took Third Place. A hot day, but the breeze on Richmond Hill was delightful. The view is of the Lucky Strike Tower and the now mostly defun…

• Sweet Talkin'

  Oil, Panel, 16 x 20

• Tony

  Oil, Canvas, 16 x 12. This was a quick portrait study painted in one session. It recently took First Place and Best in Show at the 2008 Chesapeake College Competition in Talbot County, Maryland.

• Table for Two?

  Oil, 8 x 10

• Gracianne

  Oil, Canvas, 12 x 16. This was a quick study of our charming French cook and was painted as a demo during a workshop in France last September.

• Easton Farmhouse

  Oil, Canvas, 30 x 24

• NewYork Flower Vendor

  Oil, Panel, 9 x 12

• SOHO Bar

  Oil, Panel, 9 x 12

• Pink Kimono

  Oil, Canvas, 20 x 16

• Tres Cubanos?

  Oil, Canvas, 10 x 12. Having lunch at the counter of Cuban restaurant called Kuba Kuba in Richmond, Virginia I had a good view of the famous Cubanos sandwiches being made.

• Chance of Rain

  Oil, Panel, 18 x 18. They were calling for rain so I painted this in a parking garage on the VCU campus during Plein Air Richmond. Never happened and the clouds were beautiful.

• Happy Hour at CD Cafe

  Oil, Canvas, 12 x 16

• Coffee, Cream and Sugar

  Oil, 9 x 12

• After Work

  Oil, Canvas, 20 x 20

• Signs of Spring

  Oil, Canvas, 16 x 16

• Puttin' Food On the Table

  Oil, Panel, 14 x 9

• Making A Date

  Oil, Panel, 12 x 12

• Afternoon At the Inn

  Oil, Canvas, 18 x 18

• Roses and Chrysantemum12x16

  Oil, 11 x 14

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  Oil

• Gettin' Busy

  Oil, Panel, 10 x 12

• Kitchen With A View

  Oil, Canvas, 11 x 14

• Closing Time

  Oil, Canvas, 20 x 20

• Shopping Trip

  Oil, Canvas, 12 x 9. While visiting Charlston, SC, I spied this father and daughter enjoying a shopping trip together.

• Red Haired Waitress

  Oil, Panel, 14 x 11

• Need Chilies Fast!

  Oil, Canvas, 24 x 24. Talking on his cell phone, this busy chef seemed to be solving some major problem...perhaps no chiles for his Thai food? I enjoyed the abstract qualities of the busy scene and also the opportunity…

• Sunset Bar

  Oil, Panel, 11 x 14. A couple enjoys that magic hour in a waterside bar.

• White Poinsettias

  Oil, Mylar, 11 x 14. SEASON'S GREETINGS AND BEST WISHES FOR A HAPPY NEW YEAR,

• Anniversary Drink

  Oil, Panel, 9 x 12

• Sunflowers and Silver

  Oil, 20 x 20

• Morning at Easton Point

  Oil, Canvas, 11 x 14. This was painted the first morning of the 2009 Plein Air! Easton competition.

• Morning Wash

  Oil, Panel, 18 x 18. This was painted during Plein Air! Easton 2009. I've always loved the look of this iconic Eastern Shore farmhouse and hope to paint it again from a different viewpoint.

• Spring Song

  Oil, 24 x 20

• Summer Bouquet

  Oil, Canvas, 24 x 20

• What Next?

  Oil, Canvas, 24 x 24. The expression on the weary chef's face seems to suggest that it's been a tough night in this busy kitchen.

• Ice Cream Vendors

  Oil, Panel, 12 x 12

• Onion Study-Cool Light

  Oil, Canvas, 8 x 10. I did this for a demo...almost forgot how much fun it is to paint onions!

• Ode to Mother's Day

  Oil, 36 x 24

• Onion Study- Warm Light

  Oil, Panel, 9 x 12

• Hurry Up and Wait

  Oil, Panel, 12 x 16. Haven't we all experienced this, post 911?

• Mending the Nets

  Oil, Canvas, 18 x 14

• White Peonies

  Oil, 20 x 20

• Portrait of Patricia

  Oil, Canvas, 60 x 42

• Portrait of a Young Girl

  Pastel, Paper, 24 x 18

• Jon's Farm

  Oil, Panel, 9 x 12. This painting was accepted into the Biggs Museum 2006 Landscape Exhibition.

• Changing Weather

  Oil, Panel, 8 x 10

• Quimiac Dawn

  Oil, Panel, 8 x 10. This was my first-ever dawn plein air painting, done in Quimiac,France. I discovered that I had only about 10 minutes to record the scene as the colors changed rapidly as the sun came up behind me.

• Coastal Sky

  Oil, Panel, 12 x 16

• Near Bolingbrooke Creek

  Oil, Panel, 6 x 8

• Study for Morning at Peachblossom Creek

  Oil, Panel, 16 x 12

• Hot august Morning

  Oil, Canvas, 30 x 40. You can see the study for this painting on my "plein air" page.

• End of An Era

  Oil, Canvas, 36 x 48

• Field of Gold

  Oil, Panel, 6 x 8

• The Protector

  Oil, Canvas, 28 x 36

• Tilghman Buy Boat

  Oil, Panel, 12 x 16

• Pink House, Hopetown

  Oil, Panel, 11 x 14

• Child Half-Figure

  Pastel

• Child Full Figure

  Pastel

• Claire

  Oil, Canvas, 40 x 30. This portrait of a lovely young girl was commissioned by her family who spend many happy times at their beach home in Virginia. Combining a portrait with a meaningful background is becoming more po…