http://www.nancywernersbach.com/blog/content/nancy-wernersbachs-artspan-blog "Beauty in Bloom, Cattleya Orchid", 16" x20", Oil, Nancy Wernersbach© I'll be doing an orchid painting demo at the Long Island Orchid Society 3rd Annual Orchid Festival at Planting Fields Arboretum in Oyster Bay, NY. The Festival runs from Friday to Sunday, May 29th--31st, 9am to 5pm each day.  The demo will be on Sunday afternoon and there will be a free raffle, so come on down and take a chance you could win one of my paintings! The Orchid Festival features vendors from around the country and even South American selling amazing orchids--not the stuff you see in Home Depot! The LIOS also has beautiful orchid displays and lectures to help you successfully grow your new orchid. This year we will also have an Art Show featuring paintings and photography of Orchids, Flowers and Gardens.  For more information visit: www.longislandorchidsociety.org http://www.nancywernersbach.com/blog/content/general/09/long-island-orchid-society-3rd-annual-long-island-orchid-festival.html Sat, 09 May 2025 14:12:41 -0400 "Blossoms & Butterflies", watercolor, 16" x 20", Nancy Wernersbach© I have 4 floral watercolors for show and sale at Campari Ristorante as part of the May Flowers 2015 Exhibit . Reception: Sat., May 16th from 8--11pm. 225 Main St., Ste. A, Northport, NY 11768. I am in great company with other talented artists works on display! http://www.nancywernersbach.com/blog/content/general/09/may-2015-flowers-exhibit-at-campari-ristorante.html Sat, 09 May 2025 14:09:06 -0400 "Storm Waves, Jones Beach", Oil, 24" x 36", Nancy Wernersbach© I am honored to have 2 paintings accepted into the National Art League 85th Annual Juried Open Exhibition , May 4--30, 2015. Reception: May 17th from 2 to 4pm. All are welcome! National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Pkwy, Douglaston, NY 11363.  www.nationalartleague.org http://www.nancywernersbach.com/blog/content/general/09/national-art-league-85th-annual-juried-open-exhibition.html Sat, 09 May 2025 14:00:14 -0400 My demo for the Independent Art Society is tonight--meeting starts at 7pm with the demo to follow (recycling watercolor with collage--new uses for old paintings!) at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Library, 999 Old Country Rd., Plainview,NY 11803.(less than a mile east of 135 Seaford-Oyster Bay Exp.) The meeting room is downstairs. All are welcome! This will be the one of the choices for the raffle--you could win "Sand & Sea", 10" x 8", Nancy Wernersbach ©2015 http://www.nancywernersbach.com/blog/content/general/09/watercolor-collage-demo-tonight.html Mon, 09 Mar 2025 11:05:36 -0400   I will have 3 paintings in the Trapani Art & Frame Affordable Art Show. Reception Sat., Dec. 6th. (more info to follow) 447 Plandome Rd., Manhasset, NY 11030. 516-365-6014 www.trapanifineart.com. The paintings will be 3 8" x 10" scenes of Old Westbury Gardens and Planting Fields Arboretum. Above is "Winter Walk, Planting Fields", oil on canvas board ©2011. Just in time for the holidays Trapani Art & Frame is creating The Affordable Art Show of Manhasset. The concept is simple, a local art gallery where you can find hundreds of original paintings, prints, and photographs, by local artists, ranging in price from $100 to $800. with most works priced under $500. We are also getting into the holiday spirit by donating a portion of the proceeds to ArtWorks The Naomi Cohain Foundation, a wonderful charity that provides children and young adults suffering from chronic and life-threatening illnesses, and their siblings, access to creative and performing arts. Please go on their website to learn more about this wonderful organization: http://www.artworksfoundation.org/ http://www.nancywernersbach.com/blog/content/general/20/affordable-art-show-coming-up.html Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:26:05 -0500 "Beauty in Bloom, Cattleya Orchid, Oil, 16" x 20", Nancy Wernersbach © 2013 This painting of my beautiful cattleya orchid was accepted into the American Artists Professional League 86th Grand National Exhibition. Reception: Sunday, Nov. 16th, 2014. Exhibit dates: Monday, Nov. 10th through Friday, Nov. 21st. Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10003. www.americanartistsprofessionalleague.org The AAPL Exhibits features the best of traditional realism in painting and sculpture and the Salmagundi Club is a great venue for the show. Looking forward to the show! Nancy http://www.nancywernersbach.com/blog/content/general/23/american-artists-professional-league-86th-grand-national-exhibition.html Tue, 23 Sep 2025 09:55:58 -0400 I'm reposting this article as people often ask me about the water-soluble oils that I use. I can't take the fumes from turp or even the odorless solvents (they still evaporate into the air and give me a migraine & sore throat) Here's some notes on the water-soluble oils: I don't like the cheaper Winsor Newton Artisan or Grumbacher Max they are too sticky in my opinion and frustrating to get to flow nicely. I use Holbein Duo Aqua Oils & Daniel Smith water-soluble oils. Daniel Smith are the most like regular oil paint, so I'm gradually switching over to them from the Holbein. I use Daniel Smith watercolor too--I just think their paint is the best. The linseed oil medium made for the paints is very helpful in getting them to flow better. Don't use water like a watercolor painting. I just dip the brush to moisten it, then blot off excess. I keep a container of water with Dawn dishwashing liquid in it to clean the brush while painting & a container of clear water for cleaning & moistening brush. It's advisable to use synthetic brushes only as the water can damage bristle brushes--use synthetics made for oil as they are stiffer than acrylic or watercolor brushes. I use Princeton #6300FB (brown handle) or Liquitex (light green handle) The "Artist's Loft" green handled brushes at Michael's are surprisingly good also. Here's my basic palette/ colors are available in either brand unless noted: Ultramarine Blue Cad. yellow light or Hansa Yellow (Daniel Smith) Cad. red medium Yellow Ochre Burnt Sienna Sap Green Viridian Alizarin Crimson Horizon Blue (A beautiful turquoise color--Holbein) Titanium White Also have: Cerulean Blue Dioxazine Violet (Holbein) Quinacridone purple (Daniel Smith) Quinacridone gold Quinacridone red (Daniel Smith) Jaune Brillant (Holbein peach color) Rose Violet (Holbein) Yellow Green (Holbein) Clean up brushes after painting with soap and water. A Mastersons palette with the snap on lid will keep extra paint moist & workable for an extra day or two. I put a small wet sponge inside. They take a few days to dry depending on the weather--a bit faster than regular oils. White takes longer to dry. For good paintings I use panels from Ray-Mar (look online) I love their smoother surface panels--you have to order 10 at a time. Good luck & Happy Painting! Nancy http://www.nancywernersbach.com/blog/content/general/03/working-with-water-soluble-oils.html Wed, 03 Sep 2025 15:35:40 -0400 "October Afternoon, Fire Island", Nancy Wernersbach©2013, Oil, 12" x 24" This painting will be exhibited at the Huntington Arts Council Main Street Petite Gallery in the upcoming "Landscape" exhibit juried by artist Paul Bachem. Reception is Friday, Sept. 5th from 6 to 8pm and the show runs from Sept 5th through the 29th. 213 Main Street, Huntington, NY 11743. www.huntingtonarts.org Looking forward to this show! Nancy http://www.nancywernersbach.com/blog/content/general/17/huntington-arts-council-juried-landscape-exhibit.html Sun, 17 Aug 2025 13:16:34 -0400 "Memories of the Sea", Nancy Wernersbach©2014, 11" x 20", watercolor & collage paper I do enjoy collage with watercolor--it's a great way to take your frustrations out on a failed painting and rescue the good parts! I painted a new background for these shells and added bits and pieces of other painted papers for the sea shapes then added collage papers for the seaweed effects. Happy Painting! Nancy http://www.nancywernersbach.com/blog/content/general/17/watercolor-collage.html Sun, 17 Aug 2025 13:09:00 -0400 "Rushing Wave", 10" x 8", watercolor, Nancy Wernersbach©2014 This little painting was part of a full sheet watercolor painting that just wasn't going well--It was too streaky, lost my lights, got muddy, but this one part was nice so I got out the sissors and rescued it--that's one way of making lemonade out of paintings that are lemons! Happy Painting! Nancy http://www.nancywernersbach.com/blog/content/general/16/watercolor-painting-rescue.html Sun, 16 Mar 2025 14:07:32 -0400