Join me for a 2-Day Watercolor Workshop on Sept 29th & 30th, 2014 at the Eastern Shore Arts Center in Fairhope, Alabama

We're finally settled into our new home here on the Gulf Coast and I have begun to get out and about and involved. I am happy to announce that I will be teaching a 2-Day Watercolor Workshop at the Eastern Shore Arts Center (ESAC) in Fairhope, Alabama in the Fall. Thank you to the lovely folks at the ESAC for the wonderful opportunity.
Details of the workshop and where to register are included below. Feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions!

Windows and Doorways - How to transform your photo into a successful painting. A watercolor workshop with Nancy Barry.    September 29, 30, 9:30 - 3:30pm.  $185, $175 Family members and above. 

We have all seen them, beautiful windows or doorways that beckon us to step inside, some comforting, many quite intriguing. Over the years, these have been some of my favorite subject matter to photograph and to paint. In this 2-Day workshop, we will go through the ‘thinking process’  of transforming a photo into a successful painting; how to edit your snapshot, learning what to keep and what to leave out, how to create visual and special perspective and how to render the many textures and surfaces we find within the hardscape around us. You will learn how to create brick, stone, pottery, foliage, window reflections and more. 

For more information or to register: Call Melinda Hicks at 251.928.2228, ext. 107

For complete class listings: http://www.esartcenter.com/adult-classes.php

Frame Warehouse Holiday Open House on Nov. 10th raises over 850 dollars for the Boys Home of the South!

It was a wonderful night at the Frame Warehouse & Gallery Holiday Open House in Greer this past Thursday night! Debbie Beauchemin's never tiring efforts raised over 850 dollars with the final count not in yet. As the economy and in kind donations to charities in general have taken a downturn in recent years, Debbie has risen to the occasion. Each year at the start of the holiday season, she chooses a local charity or organization in need for her Hudson Road shop to raise funds for. In years past, Debbie, who I have a special place in my heart for, has raised several thousand dollars all totalled for organizations such as the Greer Soup Kitchen, the local chapter of the National Association for Mental Illness and this years recipient, the Boys Home of the South. More than 16 local artists, including myself, participated in last weeks fundraiser by donating over $2,000 of artwork and merchandise to the event. Participating artists for this event were: Sandra Roper, Dick Mitchell, Tom Stewart, Edith McBee Hardaway, Michelle Giles, myself (Nancy Barry), Joan Zepf, Sherry Elrod, Stella Schaefer, Judy Taylor, Karl Voss, Andrew and Ruth Banovic, Susan Linn, Richard Campbell, Joanne Reed, Cheryl Bradfute, Danny Carnes, and Gary Roderer.

Artists from left to right: Edith Hardaway (red), Sandra Roper, Nancy Barry

Artists left to right: Danny Carnes (back left of photo), Stella Schaefer (facing)

Artists left to right: Joan Zepf (center)

Artists left to right: Sherry Elrod (back), Judy Taylor (center), Joan Zepf

Left to right: Andrew and Ruth Banovic (left)



Artists left to right: Edith Hardaway (rear left), Joan Zepf, Sherry Elrod and Bill Lester

 As one of the participating artists, I would like to personally thank all of my own friends and family and followers along with Debbie's loyal customers for their generosity and support. We could not do what we do without you.