Where ART Lives Magazine Volume 3 Number 2 | Page 46

Nancy Medina
January 2017
What is your first memory of creating art?
I remember vividly the day I won a magnet in First Grade for my drawing of an apple. Oh how
proud I was!
Do you have a favorite piece that you have created? What makes it special to you?
I do, my favorite currently is a painting of the blue gates at Le Vieux Couvent, where I teach each
year in Southern France. I am happy with all the temperature shifts in the old gate, and the way
the light comes through the old vine around the top. This is such a magical place to paint, and
the serenity in Corinne’s gardens is almost impossible to describe! One must experience this,
preferably with a chocolate croissant at hand...
Do you have a favorite artist that you admire or that inspires you?
I absolutely admire Ann Templeton. She was the first artist who ever talked to me about trans-
parent color.
What do you listen to when you paint?
I listen to books on my Audible app. Right now it’s Tana French mysteries - love them!
What tool in your studio could you not live without?
My 3/4 inch flat $2 brush!
Do you have a favorite subject matter?
Flowers.
What is your preferred medium?
Oils.
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