Nancy Holtz's Squiggly Lines

France, Labastide-Murat street scene

2012-01-10T10:01:00.000-08:00

This painting was sketched at Labastide-Murat, Fr. sitting across the street on a ledge in the sun. I used Arches paper 7 1/2 x 22 inches and only a portion of the painting is shown. I did an ink sketch first then back in the studio I painted with watercolor. It's framed and for sale for $300.

View of Rocamador, Fr 2011

2011-12-29T16:10:00.000-08:00

This was painted after I returned home from a watercolor workshop in France with Karlyn Holman in Sept. 2011. We stayed at Le Vieux Convent in Frayssinet and traveled out each day to a different town to paint. This painting is of the view approaching Rocamador.

Griffith Quarry, Penryn, CA

2011-12-04T16:54:00.000-08:00

This is another calendar page of my 2012 desk-top, postcard calendar of stone work in Placer Co. It is the Griffith Quarry in Penryn, CA and I'll have to add the year it was built later.

Canal Stone Bridge, Auburn, CA

2011-12-04T15:59:00.000-08:00

My calendar theme for 2012 is "Stone Work in Placer Co." so I've featured, houses, walls, fireplaces, and bridges in stone and this ink/watercolor painting is of a stone bridge over a canal.

France, Gigozac, red shutters and door

2011-12-03T19:38:00.000-08:00

This was sketched in Gigozac, France on an art workshop with Karlyn Holman in September 2011 and painted when I returned to CA. The workshop was held at Le Vieux Convent in Frayssinet, Fr. and we went to a different village to sketch each day.

Barn at Montlieu, France

2011-07-03T15:59:00.000-07:00

This is a painting that I started at Idyllwild when I attended Barbara Roth's workshop at the Idyllwild Academy Summer Adult Program. Barbara loaned me the photo from her last trip to France.

Sketch of Victory Velo Bike Shop - Auburn, CA

2010-12-07T14:54:00.000-08:00

2010-01-11T10:27:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas - 2009

2009-12-23T15:12:00.000-08:00

This Christmas card was painted in the car on the way to a 49'er football game. Merry Christmas!

Side of Old Town Gallery

2009-12-23T15:01:00.000-08:00

This is was designed to be a gift card. If you would like to purchase any gift cards of this image or any of my other paintings, I have plenty of images from my travel painting around the world. Please contact me.

Just One View of Civita....

2009-12-23T14:39:00.000-08:00

This is a complete experiment. I am trying to step into the world of blogging. This arch is from the Tuscan town of Civita di Bagnoregio. It was painted while I was sitting in the street in 2006.

I Finally Am Starting A Blog

2009-06-12T15:32:00.000-07:00

Soon I am going to start posting my sketches from my recent trip to Tuscany and Venice. Stand by and check in again soon.