At the opening, people kept going into the back room, bringing friends with them, to look at the cats. A week later, the director rang up, asking if she had more cat paintings. Even swathed in bubble wrap, Peacock's work packs a punch. Rarely using brushes, Peacock relies on discarded tools, broken spatulas, ripped up cardboard, and found objects. Her fearless use of texture and color, and her energized compositions translate equally well into her jazz pieces, with overlapping figures, strong graphic lines, and pulsing saturated tones.
Figures seem to move on the canvas, living, breathing, making music.
She's come a long way from that day at Cooper Union. Last week a prestigious Seattle arts organization invited her to donate a painting for a benefit auction. Take a page from Nancy Peacock's book. Grasp life with both hands. You will not be disappointed.