WELCOME TO McCrary Studio
A collection of original oil paintings by Nancye McCrary, as well as posters and note cards printed from the originals. All are for sale except those labeled NFS. You can purchase on this site, and it will be shipped to you as quickly as possible.
Enjoy your visit.
About the artist
Nancye E. McCrary, Ed.D.
McCrary's creative work has appeared as book covers, in online presentations, and solo and group exhibits. She taught visual art on elementary, middle, secondary and post-secondary levels. Her teaching experience includes working with differently abled children & youth, public and private school students, undergraduate and graduate students. She has also held several Artist-in-Residence positions with Learning through Education in the Arts (LEAP) (San Francisco, CA), Youth in Art and Very Special Arts (Marin County, CA). Her students have won numerous national awards and have been selected to exhibit at the Tennessee Arts Commission Gallery (Nashville, TN), the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park and the Opening Gala of the San Francisco Ballet. Dr. McCrary taught studio courses, art history, art appreciation, art therapy and art education on undergraduate and graduate levels. More recently, she served as Assistant Professor in Fine Arts and Teacher Education at the University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY) and as Associate Professor of Teacher Education at St. Catharine College (St. Catharine, KY).
Over the years her own work has been influenced by the bold simplicity of children's art, striking landscapes of the West Coast and the more subtle natural world in rural Kentucky where her home and studio are located.
In her work, McCrary often uses bold color combinations in depicting nature's shapes and spaces. Surrounded by 43 acres of rolling Bluegrass and forests of Poplar, Oak, Maple and Hickory trees offer sacred beauty, deep connection with the natural world and determination to sustain as much of paradise as possible.
Solo exhibit at the Opera House in Springfield, KY
Gallery
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Hope is an effort to overshadow fear and terror in our world with light and beauty. Without denying the push toward authoritarian government throughout the world, I reach for Indigenous wisdom & experience to find hope for a world in trouble. As a visual artist, I try to focus on creating enduring beauty. This series embraces the inclusive democratic ideals of many native tribes, who work to assure every voice is heard before making tribal decisions.
I find hope in the beauty of the earth and the kindness of many of its people.
Hope
oil of canvas
16" X 40"
($1,200)
Glass Mountain
In this project Nancye McCrary created the oil on canvas painting and Kim Stacy, a Master Woodworker & Stain Glass artist, framed it and created stained glass doors that repeat the colors and composition of the painting. This extraordinary work extends the painting as the colored glass plays with light and shadow throughout the day, reflecting colors on the surrounding walls. It is a spectacular ever-changing work of art.
The Sins of
Sweet Mortality
In this collaborative project, Marilyn Fox and Nancye McCrary combine poetry with painting—juxtaposing voice & image, wonder & sensation—to create a literary and visual work that is impassioned, thought-provoking, disturbing, and healing.
