BEST OF THE BEST Features Mite Bee
Nancy Dillen’s drawing Mite Bee is one of 22 drawings selected in the Pets & Wildlife Category for the “Special Issue” of Best of Drawing Winter 2023 presented by Artists Magazine and American Artist. One hundred thirteen artworks were selected in this year’s competition ranging in media from graphite, charcoal, ink, scratchboard and more. According […]
SURREAL WORLDS: Nancy Baur Dillen and Clare Radigan
Experience the world reflected through two artistic lenses, the real and the imaginary, in this exhibition of the unexpected. Clare Radigan’s colorful paintings and my black and white drawings provide a unique view into our magical worlds. Make sure to take the young folks in your life to see this unique exhibit. The exhibit is […]
Leaf Bird
May 20 – September 15, 2023, Leaf Bird will be on display at the Vero Beach Museum of Art in Vero Beach, FL as part of a juried exhibit entitled Treasure Coast Creates: A Tribute to Local Artists. Juror Ellen E. Roberts, the Harold and Anne Berkley Smith Senior Curator of American Art at the […]
Bugsy
One day, I was leading a guided mural tour in the Eau Gallie Arts District and my eye caught a discarded vine root tossed on the sidewalk. I was inspired! The complexity of the image led me to truly test my imagination to discover what could really be hidden within the form. Initially, I saw […]
Winter Quarterly International Virtual Fine Art Show
November 1 – December 25, 2020 my work is being featured in a “virtual exhibit” called Winter Quarterly International Virtual Fine Art Show. Here’s a great opportunity for those interested in purchasing my artwork. Shipping can be easily arranged. To see my work and other artists featured in this exhibit, click on the link: https://thebohrergallery.com/winter2020.html. […]
Nancy’s Current & Future Posts
In this post and in future News and Views, I plan to share with you the story behind some of my paintings or drawings I have created over the years. In my June Dillen Art Updates, “Hot August” email, I reported that my digital image 2020 Social Distancing Chuck-Talk-Qua would appear in downtown Eau Gallie […]
Nancy’s Magical Mystery Journey
Every artist has a process that evolves over time. For years, I painted using my own hand-made oil paints, built up many layers of thin transparent colors, and discovered how to make the colors sing. With each series of paintings, I would experiment to find inspiration that might lead to new themes and directions. Recently, […]
2019 Best of the Best
Self Portrait with Friends Varied Techniques Award of Merit Winner! Annual Juried ExhibitA. E. Backus Museum & Gallery. October 4 – November 15, 2019500 N. Indian River DrFort Pierce, FL https://backusmuseum.org
Beachside Arts and Studio
Saturday, November 9 I will be having an opening at Beachside Arts and Beyond. Many of my favorite paintings, drawings, and sculptures will be on view.Please join me for the opening.For the gallery’s schedule, please go to the gallery’s website or call 321-428-4800.Have a great holiday season!https://beachsideartsandbeyond.com
Orlando Exhibit
Visual Poems: Paintings by Nancy Dillen From September 15, 2018 through March 15th, 2019, the Harry P. Leu Gardens will feature a mini-retrospective of oil paintings by Nancy Baur Dillen in their Garden House Welcome Center. The exhibit called “Visual Poems” includes seventeen artworks from a variety of her painting series…Water Circus, Woodchuck, and Other […]
