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NEWS FROM NANCY

August 2008

Dear Readers,

Please scroll down the page to see my Newest Art.
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Happily, I have been creating new oil miniatures at the request of Lewis Art Gallery. While most will go to the gallery (shown lower on this web page), I am going to offer the ones of charming children (with animals) for sale on eBay in August 2008. So far the animals include a hen, cats, a Great Dane, & a cockatiel bird. This new series, which is dear to me, will be named Children of My Heart.
Note: I was away from home for almost two weeks, until August 2nd, helping with my grandfather’s hospice care and funeral. This fine gentleman passed away at age 96, preceded in death by his wife of sixty-three years, my grandmother Dolores.

A Debut!

Coming soon, one a week: The eBay auctions will begin on Thursdays, last for ten days, and end on Sunday evenings.

UNIQUE . . . 5x7 Original Oil Paintings of Children
UNIQUE . . . OOAK Repainted (Reborn) Kish Dolls

2008 5x7 original oil painting by Nancy Lee Moran of a child holding a hen, colors of green, gold, violet brown. Inspiration: The child’s face and hair are from my imagination. Her homestead dress colors came from an original dress on a 1865 German china-head doll in the <cite>The Ultimate Doll Book</cite> by Caroline Goodfellow, page 47. The girl is holding her favorite hen, a dark Brahma. Brahma chickens first came from the area of Brahmaputra India, where they were known as Gray Chittagongs. They may have been related to Jungle Fowl and the Cochin. These large chickens (more than eight pounds each) are gentle and quiet, making good pets that even like to be hugged. They have fancy feathers (fluffy on legs too!) that make them hardy in cold weather.
1st eBay auction August 7-17th
Oil Painting
"Heritage Hen" 		2008 5x7 original oil painting titled Zeus & Lainey by Nancy Lee Moran of a baby with a Great Dane dog outdoors, colors of green, gold golden yellow, violet brown. Inspiration: In September 2002 I (Nancy Lee Moran) took this photo of Lainey, age eight months, with Zeus, the family’s Great Dane. Both had discovered a speck of interest in the grass. I like to paint contrasts. Here the art has contrast of the wee baby and the gentle giant dog. It also has contrast of delicate skin coloring with the strong black & white spots. When I took the photos, an hour before sunset, I found the slanting light beautiful, especially the diagonal sun rays on the grass under the low tree. I created the baby's spotted hat from my imagination.
on eBay auction August 14-24th
Original Oil Painting
"Zeus & Lainey"
Items offered for sale on eBay Now by Nancy Lee Moran 		Brand-new Helen Kish doll, 8
eBay doll auction August 7-17th
Kish Avery, Riley's friend
repainted as "Viola"

A surprise is coming, also to be for sale on eBay. Just for fun, I am combining my love of artist dolls with my love for painting. On a few dolls by American artist Helen Kish, I have removed the factory-decal paint and painted new faces, as finely as I do for my commissioned portraits of children on canvas. Marsha of Hankie Couture eBay-fame has designed and sewn an unique dress for each doll. It has been a joy to paint upon the lovely contours of the doll sculpts, to give each doll her own personality and spirit. It has been a joy to collaborate with fabric artist Marsha.

Laura's Trip: My doll Laura had some excitement in her life recently. While in California for her dress fitting, Laura got to model dresses for other auctions by Marsha of Hankie Couture. It was fun! See eBay seller name hankiecouture to purchase the other dresses.
Repainted Helen Kish doll Spring, 16
Kish Seasons Spring
repainted as "Laura"
modeling a OOAK dress by Hankie Couture 		Repainted Helen Kish doll Spring, 16
Kish Seasons Spring
repainted as "Laura"
modeling a OOAK dress by Hankie Couture 		Repainted Helen Kish doll Spring, 16
eBay doll auction August 14-24th
Kish Seasons Spring
repainted as "Laura"
in her own OOAK golden dress

While I long to sculpt a doll myself, my art focus has always been on painting instead of sculpting. I admire sculptors greatly, both those who create dolls and those who create bronzes. I especially like the gentle facial sculpts of doll artists Helen Kish and Heloise. I will be offering the following repainted Kish dolls: Riley, Riley's friend Avery, and Four Seasons. If you have friends who collect dolls, please tell them. The dolls and miniature oil paintings of children would make delightful gifts.

Here is a link to an eBay guide I wrote on August 4th about my repainted dolls, which has PICTURES of a doll before and after repainting.

Just Published

July 2008 by Carpentree

Here is a link to Carpentree
Enter in its search box: "May We Abide"
2007 14x10 original oil painting created for Christian-Art Publisher CarpenTree by Nancy Lee Moran, colors of burgundy, green, red, violet brown, and beige
Original
Oil Painting 		2007 14x10 oil painting created for Christian-Art Publisher CarpenTree, published as Item#:68040 in July 2008 with title of May You Abide and with a design of words on the image (Peace, May you abide in peaceful places and quiet gardens, Isaiah 32:18) by Nancy Lee Moran, colors of burgundy, green, red, violet brown, and beige
16x20 framed
"May We Abide"


I had a fun opportunity to create graphic art for a music CD cover, for Enigma.

I added news to my BLOG on 6/22/08: What is a Hand-Colored Photo? Might you like to make one? . See BLOG button link on the right side of the page.


I am offering a GIFT of a free (blank) greeting card (each has a miniature print of my artwork). To receive your gift, send your contact information to nancylee@nancyleemoran.com. Then you will belong to my newsletter group. You may request any image from the website for your art-card gift. Your information will remain secure and private (never shared). I will send a brief e-mail newsletter once a month.

I am hoping some of you will e-mail questions to me. I would like to write about some of your interests in this Monthly News. I will only use your name or keep your e-mail address if you ask me to.
Photo of Nancy Lee Moran by Lynell Morgan, with Nancy's art in the background, Till the Kids Come Home
Originally a registered nurse, Nancy hopes the compassion of that healing profession is expressed in her art.

Nancy maintains a constant reservation list, with her art found in nine states. Some of her paintings are represented by Lewis Art Gallery in Omaha, Nebraska. Please scroll down the page to see art at the gallery.

In 1994, she had a solo art show at the Nebraska Governor's Mansion. The Omaha Symphony ASID Interior Designer Showhouses displayed her portraits in 1998, 1999, and 2000. Ducks Unlimited requested art of country children (not of ducks!) to make limited edition regional prints in 1998 and 2000. Nancy attended the 2001 National Convention of American Society of Portrait Artists at the Metropolitan Art Museum in New York City. Her art has been featured in the magazine Nebraska Life. 		  BLOG News Archives BLOG

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Where to find Nancy Lee's art . . .

One way is to look on pages of my website for images you like, then read the text below the images to see purchasing information.

Some miniature oils and prints will be on my Inkfrog Showcase here, for sale through eBay. You may also go to auctions with the eBay link here.
Visit Inkfrog Gallery Showcase of Nancy Lee Moran, Romantic Realism Art
Current Items offered for sale on eBay Now by Nancy Lee Moran Auctions


Lewis Art Gallery

Here are images of art originals that may be purchased from
Lewis Art Gallery in Omaha, Nebraska 1-800-306-7733
Click here to see the website of Lewis Art Gallery.

Congratulations to the gallery as it moved its inventory to its spacious, elegant NEW BUILDING during February 2008.


Each artwork will enlarge if you click on it. Click the back arrow to close any image you enlarge.

2008 7x5 oil painting titled Friends, Old & New (Dolls & Bears) by Nancy Lee Moran from Moran's own reference photo taken in June 2004 at her home. Inspiration: I (Nancy Lee) found the Americana colors appealing: red, golden brown, dark blue. The bears, apple, wood blocks and enamelware bowl gave me nostalgic feelings. When I was young, my sister and I often played on a swing of similar design to this one, in our woodland backyard. The swing became a sailing ship one day, a picnic place the next. Special thanks to our town antique shop for loaning me the vintage wood doll swing. The yarn ball was a long crocheted chain made by my son during grade school.
"Friends, Old & New"
5x7 oil
$220.00 unframed 		2008 7x5 oil painting titled Busy Flock by Nancy Lee Moran from Nancy's own 2004 reference photo taken at a Nebraska farm in summer, in colors of brown, red, yellow, green, violet. border=
"Busy Flock"
5x7 oil
$220.00 unframed 		2008 7x5 oil painting titled Berries on Stones by Nancy Lee Moran in colors of brown, red, green, violet, golden-yellow. Inspiration: I (Nancy Lee) like the red berries of a branch of Sargent Viburnum. I have put similar berry branches into three large paintings (A Welcome Home, May We Abide, and Rooster Vane). In October 2004 I wandered in a friend’s garden, where I picked a twig of berries. I draped it over these granite stones, which had a lovely violet-gray color. I liked how the delicate berries and leaves, soon to die, rested on the ancient rocks. Natural History has always fascinated me, how brief and fragile life is, yet how robust life has been over eons. The golden leaf added color and a sense of autumn.
"Berries on Stones"
5x7 oil
$220.00 unframed
Bashful by Nancy Lee Moran, 19 x 12 oil painted in 2007 from the artist's own 2005 reference photo, of a girl sitting on a stool wearing a green dress designed by the artist, in colors of violet, rustic brown, burnt sienna, peach and green
"Bashful"
19 x 12 oil
$1640.00 framed 		2007 7x5 oil painting called Sundial with Coleus, by Nancy Lee Moran, colors of burgundy, green, violet
"Sundial with Coleus"
5x7 oil
$220.00 framed
Sold 		2007 7x5 oil painting called Mary's Garden, by Nancy Lee Moran, colors of red, burgundy, green, gold
"Mary's Garden"
5x7 oil
$220.00 framed
Sold 		Red Petals is an oil painting of geraniums by Nancy Lee Moran, 14 x 10 painted in 2007 from the artist's own 2007 reference photo taken in Auburn, Nebraska, in colors of red, rose, magenta, violet, gray, brown and green "Red Petals" 14 x 10 oil, $680.00 (framing extra)
2008 24x18 inches oil painting titled Abundance by Nancy Lee Moran from Nancy's own reference photo. Inspiration: I (Nancy Lee) would love to sit on a lawn blanket here, just rest in the shade beside the jovial flowers. Mary, who lives in my town, piled impatiens in her wheelbarrow and inside of nets on a tree trunk. I added the rabbit that lives in my own yard, some stones and grasses, and a pawpaw tree. Droopy pawpaw leaves make an enchanted-forest quality. Many such trees grow at Indian Cave State Park south of our town, becoming aspen-gold in autumn. Abundance art has colors of brown, red, yellow, green, violet, blue and gray. border=
"Abundance"
24x18 oil
$1840.00 unframed 		2007 7x5 oil painting called Oak Leaves (with House Wren) by Nancy Lee Moran, colors of burgundy, red, green, and pale blue
"Oak Leaves"
with House Wren
5x7 oil
$220.00 framed 		Waning Warmth of Summer by Nancy Lee Moran, 7 x 5 oil, second birdhouse miniature of five painted in summer 2007, colors of pale blue, gold, brown, green
"Waning Warmth
of Summer"
5x7 oil
$220.00 framed 		2008 24x18 inches oil painting titled Water Music by Nancy Lee Moran from Nancy's own 2003 reference photo. Inspiration: I (Nancy Lee) have loved sparkling water since I was a baby. When I was a year old, my dad plopped me down in an icy mountain brook, where, far from being alarmed, I would have happily splashed until I became an ice cube. In 2003 I admired this fountain in Lanesboro, Minnesota. In 2008 I painted it in oil, adding a robin, a bluebird, and more flowers. It shows a place I would like to be, a girl who could have once been me. Water Music art has colors of blue, red, yellow, green, violet, lavender. border=
"Water Music"
24x18 oil
$1840.00 unframed
Faerie Lily (a new cultivar) by Nancy Lee Moran, 14 x 10 oil painted in 2007 from the artist's own 2007 reference photo, a daylily in imaginary colors of red, rose, magenta, violet, yellow, peach, brown and green
"Faerie Lily, a new cultivar" 14 x 10 2007 oil, $680.00 (framing extra) 		2008 7x5 oil painting titled Shadow Dance by Nancy Lee Moran in colors of brown, red, yellow, green, violet. Inspiration: These Angelique tulips bloomed in my own garden in 2008. I was fascinated by the strong shadows on the softly tilled soil. While I took one reference photo, I mixed all the paint colors in the garden from life observations and altered the flower colors to be less-pink and more-red.
"Shadow Dance"
5x7 oil
$220.00 unframed 		2008 7x5 oil painting titled Pas de Deux (Dance of Two) by Nancy Lee Moran in colors of brown, red, magenta, green, violet. Inspiration: I found appealing the way these two stems intertwined. The Angelique tulips bloomed in my own garden in 2008. While I used one of my 2008 reference photos, I mixed all the paint colors in the garden from life observations.
"Pas de Deux"
French ballet term
Dance of Two
5x7 oil
$220.00 unframed 		Strong Lily by Nancy Lee Moran in 2007, oil 10 x 8 in colors of green, blue, burnt sienna, and orange red
"Strong Lily"
oil 10 x 8
$260.00 (framing extra)
Rooster Weather Vane by Nancy Lee Moran, 18 x 24 oil painted in 2007 from the artist's own reference photo, tall grasses, tree trunk with unique bark, in colors of red, rose, magenta, violet, gray, dark brown and green "Rooster Vane" 18 x 24 oil 2007, $1840.00 (framing extra) This image is a detail of the art Rooster Weather Vane by Nancy Lee Moran, 18 x 24 oil painted in 2007 from the artist's own reference photo, tall grasses, tree trunk with unique bark, in colors of red, rose, magenta, violet, gray, dark brown and green This is a detail (closeup) of the art "Rooster Vane." Beauty from the Past 15 x 23.5 oil by Nancy Lee Moran, painted in autumn 2006, inspired by the Wildwood House, a historical home in Nebraska City, with damask cloth, antique plates, antique wood cupboard, colors of gold, red, brown, and Chinese dark blue "Beauty from the Past" 15 x 23.5 oil, $1200.00 (framing extra)
The Victorian antique kitchen is from Wildwood Historical Home in Nebraska City, NE.
Hidden in the Lawn by Nancy Lee Moran, baby rabbit, 2007 oil 5 x 7 in colors of muted green and beige "Hidden in the Lawn" baby rabbit
oil 5 x 7, $170.00 (framing extra) 		A Single Rose by Romantic Realist Painter Nancy Lee Moran, 7 x 5 oil of an old-fashioned rose, from a photo Nancy took at the Nemaha Country Garden Tour in Nebraska during summer 2007, colors of green,gray, brown, orange and gold
"A Single Rose"
5x7 oil
$220.00 framed 		Contrast, Gossamer Roses & Iron by Romantic Realist Painter Nancy Lee Moran, 5 x 7 oil of a fire hydrant and two old-fashioned roses, from a photo Nancy took at the Nemaha Country Garden Tour in Nebraska during summer 2007, colors of green, gray, brick red and gold
"Contrast, Gossamer Roses & Iron"
5x7 oil
$220.00 framed
Sold
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Spring Wreath (Wreathe) watercolor of flowers by Nancy Lee Moran, created from the artist's own sketches in colors of peach, red, green, lavender and yellow.
"Spring Wreath" watercolor by Nancy 		Lilies in June by Nancy Lee Moran in 2007, oil 8 x 10, in colors of lavendar, mauve, burgundy, red, and dark brown
"Lilies in June" oil 8 x 10
$260.00 (framing extra)
In the real art (unlike this web image) the background is dark violet-brown. 		Sweet Grace by Nancy Lee Moran, 8 x 10 oil, second in Moran's Madonna series, colors of blue, green, peach, and lavender
"Sweet Grace"
10 x 8 oil
$760.00 (framing extra)
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The 5x7 oils below may be purchased directly from the artist.

$220.00 with free shipping, the same price as those at Lewis Art Gallery
As of May 2008, I have moved these framed miniatures to my BuyItSellIt Store, which has a link on this page called Nancy's Own Art Store LINK (with my other button links above) or you may CLICK HERE.

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2007 7x5 oil painting named Nubian Girl, of a Nubian dairy goat at the Nemaha County Fair in Nebraska, by artist Nancy Lee Moran, colors of brown and gold
"Nubian Doe"
dairy goat
FRAMED 		2007 7x5 oil painting named Nubian Boy, of a Nubian dairy goat at the Nemaha County Fair in Nebraska, by artist Nancy Lee Moran, colors of brown and gold
"Nubian Boy"
dairy goat
Sold on eBay
to a patron in Wisconsin March 2008 		2007 7x5 oil painting called Blue Bird & Berries, by Nancy Lee Moran, colors of red, orange, green, gold
"Blue Bird & Berries"
FRAMED 		Apple Red Schoolhouse by Nancy Lee Moran, 7 x 5 oil, first birdhouse miniature of five painted in summer 2007, colors of red and green
"Apple Red Schoolhouse"
FRAMED
Golden Beauty by Nancy Lee Moran, 7 x 5 oil of a horse, from a photo Nancy took at the Nemaha Country Fair in Nebraska during summer 2007, colors of violet brown and gold
"Golden Beauty"
FRAMED 		Pasture Gate by Romantic Realism Painter Nancy Lee Moran, 8x10 oil of a Nebraska pasture during summer, colors of green, blue, brown
"Pasture Gate" 		Papillon and Tin Watering Can by Romantic Realism Painter Nancy Lee Moran, 5 x 7 oil of a papillon dog on a wood step with a small gray watering can, from a photo Nancy took at the Nemaha Country Garden Tour in Nebraska during summer 2007, colors of bluish gray, tan, brown, black and gold
"Papillon & Tin Watering Can"
FRAMED

Below here is more art available for licensing for greeting cards or prints.

a detail of painted oil 2007 commission called Harvest Time of a boy playing in the countryside, by Nancy Lee Moran, colors of burgundy, gold, brown, green, yellow, and lavendar
A detail the oil "Harvest Time"

MORE SOLD ART


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Summer Braids by Nancy Lee Moran, 10 x 8 oil painting of girl with papillon dog, in colors of turquoise, blue, lavender,burgundy,and peach
"Summer Braids" 10 x 8 oil painting, SOLD by the artist 		Tulip Glow by Nancy Lee Moran, 10 x 8 oil, SOLD by Lewis Art Gallery, in colors of green, orange, violet and yellow
"Tulip Glow" 10 x 8 oil painting SOLD by Lewis Art Gallery for $320.00 framed 		detail of Tulip Glow by Nancy Lee Moran, 10 x 8 oil, SOLD by Lewis Art Gallery
detail of "Tulip Glow" 10 x 8 oil SOLD by Lewis Art Gallery 		Fragrant Grace by Nancy Lee Moran, White Iris 10 x 6 oil painting with a dark brown background
"Fragrant Grace" White Iris 10 x 6, oil painting SOLD by the artist
Art TO THE RIGHT:
A Limited Edition of 250 giclee-on-canvas prints in size 18 x 12 of
"A Welcome Home"
is available from Fine Print Collection and the artist.
Price of canvas giclee print is $190.00. 		A Welcome Home by Nancy Lee Moran, 20 x 13.5 oil, SOLD by Lewis Art Gallery, in colors of red, green, pale blue, brown, violet and gray, birdhouse with Sargent Viburnum berries and leaves
"A Welcome Home" 20 x 13.5 oil painting SOLD by Lewis Art Gallery for $1040.00 (art price before framing). 		Nancy Lee Moran with her husband Bill in 2005 at Conception Abbey church in Missouri, photograph by Lynell Morgan
Not for Sale: my husband (photo taken by my friend, Fine Art Photographer, Lynell Morgan)
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