Primarily she paints in oils outside, along the banks of rivers or ponds that offer reflections and movement. When the weather isn’t friendly, Nan seeks out a window view or a still life composition, keeping direct observation the root of her work. Nan’s paintings are driven by an emotional and expressive interpretation of her interest in a sense of place and captures the immediacy of the moment. She strives for tension between classic themes based in reality and brought to life with a modern sense of color. Nan’s paintings were selected for the 2014 exhibition, “Home Sweet Home” at the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum, Hollins University. Nan was among 16 artists featuring interpretations of a “sense of place.” Nan’s work is available at several galleries throughout Virginia. www.nanmahonewellborn.com