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This is the website of Ohio portrait and wildlife artist, Nora Sallows. 

Nora is an accomplished oil and pastel painter with a degree in Graphic Communications from Terra College of Design. Her work hangs in private collections throughout the United States, Canada and Australia. A fan of Richard Schmid and John Sargent, she has worked hard to develop her own style of painting: a frenetic and vibrant realism that blends surprising color choices with excellent drawing skills. Please email the artist for information about upcoming workshops.

ORIGINAL OIL, WATERCOLOR AND PASTEL PAINTINGS by  Nora Sallows

Visit My Blog  to view works in progress. I update my blog two to three times a week.

Click here to go to my eBay store and view my current eBay auctions

My Ebay ID is dancing-light-studio

The Solitude Series....new in March 2008... people alone in their environments.

SOLD           

What's New Pussycat?

The Cattitude Series is well under way. This series of larger than life cats with attitude is due for completion in September 2008. I have finished three of the ten I have planned. They are all 18" x 24" oils on gallery wrap canvas. (Click on the cat to view larger images)

Cocoa is a solemn cat with a collar that reads, "Love Me or Leave Me". Buffy, who lives in Australia with mom, Patricia, has a stately, almost kingly manner and seems to be telling us he wants his tuna NOW. Nikki is a pretty cat with pleading eyes and a slightly desperate stare.

I teach a weekly oil and acrylic class at Main Street Art & Glass in Delta, Ohio on Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8:30 pm. Call 419-822-4099 to register.

Join me for a

A SIX WEEK PASTEL WORKSHOP 

at Main Street Art and Glass in Delta beginning March 12th.

COCOA

BUFFY

NIKKI

TEN LITTLE INDIANS - This series, which I began in January 2007 and completed in November 2007. The series features Native American children representing ten different American Indian tribes.  Each child is painted in a head and shoulders view but that is where the similarities end. I've used radically different color schemes and styles of painting to depict the individual character of each one. 

All ten originals have been sold. Prints are now available in my  eBay store.

I am selling limited edition fine art prints of my entire series of Legendary Coaches in my eBay store as well. Originals of a few of these paintings are still available.

LEGENDARY COACHES series

Limited Edition prints of Bo Schembechler, Jim Tressel, Woody Hayes, Vince Lombardi, Tom Landry, Bear Bryant, Joe Paterno and Don Shula

Some of the original paintings are still available.

This Woody Hayes edition of the leadership series is sold out.

• My Blog - updated at least once a week, my blog has info about current projects and each piece is showcased there before it goes to auction.

• Portrait Pricing

• NEWER WORK CHECK OUT MY NEW PAINTING- Frosty's Nose is Missing! January 2008

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• Custom Pet portraits

• Portraits - Oil and Pastel Paintings of People

• Wildlife - Oil and Pastel Paintings of Animals and Wildlife

• Still Life Alla Prima - Oil and Pastel Paintings of Still Life Subjects

• Plein Air - Oil and pastel Paintings of  Landscape Subjects

• Painting Sophie - step by step demo 

• Painting Demonstrations in Pastel

• Portrait Pricing for PETS

• My Recommended Links

• Pastel FAQs

• ABOUT ME -- Artist's Statement

• Contact Information: (info@dancinglightstudio.com)

• Painting Classes TUESDAY EVENINGS 5:30-8:00 PM AT MAIN STREET ART AND GLASS DELTA, OHIO

• Royalty-free high resolution photographs of flowers

I've been drawing since the age of four. Fascinated by the world and the colors surrounding me, I spent many hours with a sketchbook, teaching myself to record images in a realistic manner. Many years later, after a successful but unsatisfying career in commercial printing and design I decided to teach myself to paint. I've been at it now for seven years and I have been selling my smaller works on eBay since 2005. Larger works are available but they are more costly and eBay is generally not the best venue for this market, although a few are listed in my store. I recently ended a relationship with my gallery and am searching for new representation for my larger oils and pastels.

Today I focus on learning to "see" and to paint more accurately. I paint almost every day and I usually list 2-3 paintings on eBay each week at very reasonable starting bids. I am still in the development stage of my career and while my work is visibly improving with each painting I complete, prices are still relatively low and offer a great opportunity for investors. These pieces should appreciate in value as more of my work is accepted into juried shows and receives formal recognition.

ABOVE PAINTINGS: SOLD

PROFESSIONAL, COURTEOUS AND CREATIVE...a portrait by Nora is first and foremost a work of art. She accepts a limited number of commissions based on photographs each year, preferring to paint subjects she knows and loves from life. Email her at info@dancinglightstudio.com for more information.

FAQs

QUESTION: Do you paint pets on commission?

ANSWER: Yes, I do, and generally I charge about half what I charge for a portrait of a person, based on the thinking that human facial features are much harder to paint than fur- at least for me they are. Click on the pricing link at the left for details.

QUESTION: How long does it take for my portrait to be done, from start to finish?

ANSWER: When I approve the photographs and receive the 50% down payment I can begin working on your project. You will receive an intermediate image to check the progress and a final image via email when I have finished. After you approve this image I send a final invoice for the balance due plus shipping. Your painting can usually be shipped within 7-10 days of completion. My backlog varies and can range from one week to 2 months but once I accept an order the painting is done within a week.

QUESTION: Do you accept Paypal?

ANSWER: Yes. I also accept Postal Service money orders and cashier checks.

QUESTION: Do you accept credit cards?

ANSWER: No. Please register for a Paypal account and you can pay with any major credit card. It is free for the buyer and protects the buyer and the seller in an on-line transaction.

Unless they are marked sold, most items are available for purchase. Please email me for prices or check my eBay store.

SOLD

 (Detail of Papillion) AVAILABLE

Shiska SOLD prints available

   AVAILABLE

     SOLD

MEXICAN REVOLUTIONARY SERIES - now I have Miguel Hidalgo Costilla prints available!

PLEASE VISIT MY EBAY STORE OR EMAIL ME TO PURCHASE PRINTS OF MY ORIGINAL OIL PAINTINGS OF THESE TWO MEXICAN REVOLUTIONARIES, PANCHO VILLA AND EMILIANO ZAPATA AS WELL AS MIGUEL HIDALGO Y COSTILLA

Looking for limited edition prints of my watercolor paintings of Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler or the oil of Jim Tressel? Prints can be ordered from my eBay store or contact me by email.

  The works below are available in  my eBay store or through the auction process on eBay if they have not been sold yet..

 Beer and Popcorn

Oil on Canvas

8" x 10"

SOLD

Cadmium red Apples

Oil on Canvas 

8" x 10"

SOLD

Little Cowgirl

Pastel framed 11" X 14" in 

16" x 20" mat with wood frame

AVAILABLE

Sailing

Oil on canvas 16" x 20"

SOLD

 Close to Mom

Oil on Linen

16" x 12"

SOLD

Why Can't We Be Friends?

Oil on Canvas 16" x 20"

SOLD

Mr. O'Reilly and His Kitten

Oil on canvas 11" X 14"

SOLD

Meditating

Oil on canvas 14" x 11"

SOLD

You're probably here because you love art and the processes involved in creating it. Whatever the reason for your visit, take a minute to explore the resources I've put here. I've produced a few tutorials in oil and pastel for artists who are interested in learning the basics and there are many links to other sources of information on the internet. 

I enjoy painting people and animals more than anything else so I have a few more works in this gallery than I do in other places on this site. My goal when I paint a portrait is to create a painting that imparts to the viewer a little bit more about the person than perhaps a photograph might.  Photographs deal with a two-dimensional image, whereas a properly executed portrait is created from drawings or life- both of which deal with a live three-dimensional human being. I strive to capture the essence of a person and generally prefer to work from life, although it's often impossible. 

Check out the links below to learn more about the artist and her upcoming workshops, commission a painting or view a gallery of Nora's still-lifes, portraits or wildlife paintings.

Horses are my favorite animals to paint. I paint several commissioned pieces each year and I would be happy to paint your best friend.

Portraits       Animals and Wildlife             Landscapes                 Still-life                         My Blog  

ALL WORK AND WEBSITE DESIGN IS COPYRIGHT 2002-2008 NORA SALLOWS