Jerry Berneche

Small Town No. 12

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JERRY BERNECHE Small Town No. 4 Watercolor on Arches 21.5 x 29.25 inches

JERRY BERNECHE Small Town No. 7 Watercolor on Arches 21.5 x 29.25 inches

JERRY BERNECHE Small Town No. 9 Watercolor on Arches 21.5 x 29.25 inches

JERRY BERNECHE Small Town No. 19 Watercolor on Arches 21.5 x 29.25 inches

Untitled, c. 1940s, oil on Masonite, signed lower right, 19 ¾ x 25 ¾ inches Ava Vorhaus Gabriel was a New York-based painter, lithographer, and designer. Born in Larchmont, Gabriel ...

Artist Comments
A small farmhouse in rural New Jersey embraces the soft afternoon light. The trees partially obscure the earthy walls and provide cool shadows on the ground. Th...

Architectural landscape painting by Anthony V. Martin of a white house with a lovely green velvet mat and a gold frame. Artist Biography: Anthony V. Martin grew up in east Texas. H...

Artist Comments
This painting is a contemporary interpretation of a rural country farmhouse. The surface is heavily textured with acrylic paints and texture mediums. Orange and gold dominate the scene with touches of aqua peaking through. The edges of the painting are black.

About the Artist
Nancy Merkle;s process begins with a glimpse of color, a flicker of light, a pattern, or a texture. Elements swirl in her mind for hours, sometimes days, sometimes weeks before a design clicks and is transferred to canvas. With the canvas in front of her, she works intuitively -- a mark here, a mark there, a little touch of color, a bit of texture -- until she is satisfied and declares the work finished. Currently Nancy;s work leans toward abstraction; she doesn't paint the world as it is, but as she wishes it were. Bold colors and loose brush strokes are her goal. When she;s not making art, Nancy travels the Pacific Coast with a bicycle strapped to the car and curiosity in my back pocket. Fun Fact: Nancy lived in Alaska until she was five. She had bison in the backyard, bears at the landfill, and a moose who stopped by once in a while to look for sweet grass...