About the Artist
Nora lives in Wauseon, Ohio with her husband, Scott and daughter, Katie. They own three rescue dogs and are strong supporters of wildlife organizations. The rural setting and peaceful country farms provide endless inspiration for her plein air paintings, but her greatest loves are portrait and wildlife painting. “Nothing is more enjoyable or challenging to me than trying to capture the essence and personality of a human being. Painting from life is an activity that engages the mind and hand like nothing else. I realize that I’ll never learn everything there is to know but I will always be striving to make each painting better than the last.”Nora studied painting at Defiance College and has taken workshops with Judith Carducci, David Buckley Good, Michael Malm and Michael Chesley Johnson. She is grateful to these artists for sharing their knowledge and providing the tools and techniques that have allowed her to become successful. Her favorite medium is oil but she paints in pastel and watercolor as well.
She is a member of the Ohio Plein Air Society, The Portrait Society of America, The Hyter Portrait Group and the Black Swamp Art Guild of Williams County. Her current passion is producing portraits for the Ohio Fallen Soldiers Tribute, an organization dedicated to giving the families of soldiers killed in action a free portrait of their loved one. Nora sells work through her website: www.dancinglightstudio.com and at the Silver Lining Gallery in Waterville, OH. Nora teaches workshops in acrylic, oil and pastel several times a year. Her work has been included in exhibitions in Ohio, Michigan, Florida and Illinois and she has been honored with numerous awards, including Four Best of Show ribbons.