Nancy Neaher Maas, Artist

FAITH SERIES: Abstracts

WOMEN'S WORK:Kitchen Art

Dishwasher Topography

Klimt's Fridge and Pets Rule Fridge

Aviation Fridge

Others available. Contact Nancy

Faith Series

This is a growing corpus of work, based on my feelings, thoughts and anxieties about "faith," spiritually charged issues that are ever with me.

Included here are thumbnails. They are on 22" x 30" Arches cold press watercolor paper. I can't decide whether these work better "right side up" or "upside down."

These works involve extensive layering of soft glazes of color. Some are repeated many, many times over several months and involve washing colors out and painting over parts of the faded portions. I like to think that re-working aids me in my quest to understand the Intangible.

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Kitchen Art

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Collegetown Bagels, Ithaca

Items of everyday life often surprise me with their aesthetic possibilities. I am drawn to things that, at least traditionally, define women’s work. Some of this fascination is admittedly tongue-in-cheek: our refrigerator, dishwasher and laundry (usually clean).

So far the refrigerators include homage to two artists, Henri Rouseau, Gustave Klimt, and to pets who rule, and a memorial to the third week of October, 2007 when the Red Sox won, the shuttle took off and fire devastated southern California. The most recent one celebrates aviation, in honor of our pilot son.

What is a Giclee Print?

on canvas and watercolor paper

A Giclee is an exceptionally high quality ink jet print made on a professional printer. Materials and inks used are of superb quality and intended to achieve both stunning appearance and excellent display life. It is hard for people to appreciate the beauty of an excellent reproduction. I stayed away from making prints for a long time. However, a few years ago circumstances called for a print. I was blown away by the sheer gorgeousness of the product. Not only were the colors lush, but the process captures the subtle shadowing created by the protruding elements on the surface of the weavings. As a result, the prints look as though they are three-dimensional! The process requires a close collaboration between the artist and the printmaker to ensure the aesthetic quality of the original is maintained.