Nancy Noel May

Nancy Noel May

"I have always loved to paint, starting with formal lessons as a young child in Hampton, VA. The coastal influences of color and scenery have been with me from the start, having grown up in a small community on the Chesapeake Bay.

I continued my studies with a degree in Art Education from Townson State University in 1975. My college education, along with numerous other courses and workshops, have given me a varied and exciting background in different techniques and styles of expressing myself.

I love to travel and explore new places, and I rarely go without my digital camera and sketch pad to record my experiences. Bringing these images back to my studio enables me to relive my travels through my paintings.

Moving to Wilmington, NC in 1984 brought me back to the coastal influences with which I started. The easy going style, clarity of light and color continues to be a significant reminder that I am essentially a sea-level woman.

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Spring in Carolina Acrylic on Canvas, 16x20 $685	Afternoon in the Vineyard Acrylic on Panel, 6x8 $250
Exploring the Island Acrylic on Canvas, 12x16 $495
My Story Acrylic on Canvas, 16x20 $685
Castle on the Beach Acrylic on Canvas, 6x12 $295
Veggie Plate Acrylic on Canvas, 12x12 $350	Meandering Island Creek Acrylic on Canvas, 11x14 $425
View for Two Acrylic on Canvas, 24x12 $685
Across Banks Channel Acrylic on Panel, 8x10 SOLD
Waiting to Launch Acrylic on Canvas, 14x11 SOLD	Watch Where You Step Acrylic on Canvas, 16x20 SOLD

Fishermen of Marseille Acrylic on Canvas, 8x10 SOLD	Fish Monger-Marseille Acrylic on Canvas, 8x10 SOLD
Rhone River, Avignon Acrylic on Canvas, 6x12 $295
Coronado Shopping Acrylic on Canvas, 11x14 SOLD	Patterns in Yellow Acrylic on Canvas, 20x16 SOLD
Down the Path Acrylic on Panel, 11x14 $495
By the Crystal Pier Acrylic on Canvas, 12x36 SOLD