Most of my watercolors are lightly drawn in pencil onto very heavy cold press paper using my own photography for reference. I sometimes use local color as a guide, but quite often I let the composition dictate what color I choose to use. I am not as interested in the actual portrayal of the subject as I am a pleasing arrangement of colors and positive and negative space.

St. Michael's, Pensacola                                                                   City Hall - Cameron Street

7 1/2" X 10"     $95                                                             15 1/4" X 11 1/4"         $450         framed size 28" X 24"

This was from a series of photos                                             I took a walk through historic Alexandria, VA last spring
that I took while living in Florida.                                              and took many photos, but this view shows the back of
It was pre-Ivan. I know this cemetary                                       City Hall stood out to me as an interesting image to paint.
sufferred some damage in the hurricane.                                  It was accepted into the Paint Alexandria show that
which I wonder if this view would still be                                   the Art League held in June 2006.
recognizable.                                                                                

                                                                                                                       

All images on this page are copyrighted by Nancy Murphree Davis 2006. They may not be reproduced for any reason with out signed written permission of the artist.