Nancy Rowe

Artist + Nancy Rowe

I grew up in the West, both in Wyoming and Colorado. My father worked as a chemist for an oil company, but his heart was in the arts. He made jewelry from cut stones, fabricated small rock sculptures, and collected western paintings and sculptures. My mother was also a creative, a painter who spent late nights at the kitchen table painting landscapes and flowers. Both of my parents introduced me to the arts and to the immense satisfaction of immersing oneself in a creative project. While my main interest is in figurative work and portraiture, the expansive western landscape and my artistic upbringing has greatly influenced my work.

I'm a self-taught painter who now lives in New Orleans with my husband and dog, Taloo. And I have two kids who are off following their own creative pursuits. While I’ve been painting since my early twenties, in the last eight years I began to paint in earnest while raising kids and working. I’m interested in the complexity of the human figure, especially the female figure, and I love the challenge of painting what some artists avoid – faces and hands. I'm influenced by several contemporary painters – the breezy folksiness of Ellen Langford, the bold colors and shapes of Linda Christensen, the luscious brushstrokes of Suchitra Bhosle, and the emotive figures of Jeremy Lipking. And like just about every portrait artist, I never tire of looking at Sargent’s work.

I often move between an impressionistic and graphic style. I enjoy using bold colors while also capturing people in everyday quiet moments - drinking a morning coffee, putting on shoes, digging through a purse. I believe in the importance of recognizing the connectedness of all people, places, and objects in the universe, and feel this philosophy is a guiding force in my work as an artist. I experiment with landscapes, still lifes, and just about any subject matter, including old cars, giving these places and objects their own human-ness, their connectedness to the broader picture and to the viewer. In August 2019, I was part of my first group exhibit “Rowes and Rose” during New Orleans’ White Linen night.

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BE3K . Painting
NEW ORLEANS
BE3K .
Theater of The Street
Ben Hamburger Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Ben Hamburger
Get the Shot! (Nutria)
Michael Slage Painting
HOUMA
Michael Slage
ADORNED III
Lori Sperier Mixed Media / Painting
COVINGTON
Lori Sperier
Tree of Life (56)
Caroline Youngblood Painting
MONROE
Caroline Youngblood
Blue Roots 1
Emma Fick Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Emma Fick
Bayou Diminuendo
Emory Nolan Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Emory Nolan
Indigo 7
Alanna Ali Painting
BATON ROUGE
Alanna Ali
Place in The Middle
Emily Pullin Painting
RUSTON
Emily Pullin
Blown
Sean Clark Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Sean Clark
RedBean the Crawfish for Bring Back Louisiana
Adam Sambola Painting
SLIDELL
Adam Sambola
Bring Back Louisiana
Vitus Shell Mixed Media / Painting
MONROE
Vitus Shell
Ritual
Virginia Candler Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Virginia Candler
When the River Can't Wait to Reach the Ocean
Kat Ryalls Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Kat Ryalls
Bakery Village House Portrait
Hayley Roussel Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Hayley Roussel
The Neighborhood
Ella Albrecht Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Ella Albrecht
Louis Michot & Corey Ledet Throw Down
Max Bernardi Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Max Bernardi
"Trapped"
RANNIE HOWARD Painting
LOS ANGELES/KENNER
RANNIE HOWARD
Clouds Uplifting
Daryl D. Johnson Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Daryl D. Johnson
Gator Hunters
Cassidy Breaux Painting
Cassidy Breaux
I am an Island, custom framed
Josie Azuma Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Josie Azuma
You Denied My Existence - James Baldwin
Jason Van Pelt Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Jason Van Pelt
Masked Bricks
Queen Hope Parker Queen Hope Poetic Art
Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Queen Hope Parker
"Mia"
Brett Henderson Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Brett Henderson
May 2024 Garden Blooms
Stephen Rooney Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Stephen Rooney
Dragonfly Sky
Matty Whitcomb Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Matty Whitcomb
Le Bon Temp Roule
Nurhan Gokturk Illustration / Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Nurhan Gokturk
Oak Tree (Red)
Connor McManus Mixed Media / Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Connor McManus
New Orleans Restaurant's
Connie Kittok Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Connie Kittok
Kindred Spirits
Ron Smith Painting
SHREVEPORT
Ron Smith
Harley Baby
Rise Delmar Ochsner Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Rise Delmar Ochsner
French Quarter Stroll
Lyla Clayre Illustration / Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Lyla Clayre
Land Before Time II
Leroy Miranda Jr. Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Leroy Miranda Jr.
I’ll Have Raspberries, Please.
Cathie Stuckey Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Cathie Stuckey
La ville se reveille (The city awakens)
Darlene Langendonk Art Impressions
Painting
NORTH SHORE
Darlene Langendonk
Tuba Fields II
Ayodele Owolabi Painting
JEFFERSON
Ayodele Owolabi
Reflections 3
Antonio Ferachi Painting
PLAQUEMINE
Antonio Ferachi
Encounter
Malak Morgan Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Malak Morgan
La Mer
Charissa Owens Painting
ALEXANDRIA
Charissa Owens
Temperance (XIV)
Margaux Hymel Art by Gaux Gaux
Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Margaux Hymel
Infinite Sadness
Jeremy Paten Mixed Media / Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Jeremy Paten
Marsh Island
Jata Craighill Painting
GULF COAST
Jata Craighill
Plated Oyster
Sarah Nelson Sarah Nelson Fine Art
Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Sarah Nelson
Bubbles at Brunch - Fine Art PRINT
Kristy Oustalet Duke Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Kristy Oustalet Duke
'You Know What the Ocean Is?' Fine Art Print
Heather Bird Harris Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Heather Bird Harris
A Minute To Himself
Emre Karaoglu Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Emre Karaoglu
Rhapsody 2
Sadako Lewis Painting
DIAMONDHEAD
Sadako Lewis
Red Cloud 12.01
George Dolgy Painting
NEW ORLEANS
George Dolgy
The Steppers (Step x Step)
Ceaux . Ceaux Artwork
Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Ceaux .
"Jacob's Ladder (Marie Laveau Visits Her Tomb)"
John Turner Painting
NEW ORLEANS
John Turner
Find Yourself There
Maggie Jones Boudreaux Painting
RUSTON
Maggie Jones Boudreaux
persimmons on a blue tile
Jacques Soulas Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Jacques Soulas
Golden Hour
Anne Blenker Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Anne Blenker
Tylor and His Dog Lemon
Paige DeVries Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Paige DeVries
Wet Bread
Thomas Deaton Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Thomas Deaton
Dr. John
Toné Lowe Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Toné Lowe
Bring Back Louisiana
Leah Morace Painting
ALEXANDRIA
Leah Morace
Portals to Anywhere
Katie Yaquinto Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Katie Yaquinto
Terrance Strikes a Pose on Lafitte Street
Drew Cooke Mixed Media / Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Drew Cooke
Waiter/Waitress
Alexandra Kilburn Illustration / Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Alexandra Kilburn
A New Idea
Carolyn Busenlener Painting
PEARLINGTON
Carolyn Busenlener
Rain
Tony Nozero Painting
BYWATER
Tony Nozero
Untitled 002
Gabrielle Tolliver Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Gabrielle Tolliver
Nelumbo
Danielle Keys Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Danielle Keys
Meditation #6
Kristen Albrecht Mixed Media / Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Kristen Albrecht
Day Dreaming
Debbie Boyd Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Debbie Boyd
TRANS/GAZA/SYSTEMIC/WOKE
David Lang Painting
NEW ORLEANS
David Lang
Emotional Fury #2
Donald Fontenot Painting
MANDEVILLE
Donald Fontenot
PIGGY BACK
Roz LeCompte Painting
BROUSSARD
Roz LeCompte
Let’s Have Brunch When This is All Over
Nancy Lassen Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Nancy Lassen
"Snake Charmer"
Isabel Perez Gomez Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Isabel Perez Gomez
Orchestra
Tony Hollums Painting
MARIGNY
Tony Hollums
Festival des Acadiens
Devin De Wulf Folk / Outsider Art / Painting / Photography
NEW ORLEANS
Devin De Wulf
Angels of the savannah
Amzie Adams Painting
MARIGNY
Amzie Adams
Bring Back Louisiana
Vergie Banks Painting
LAFAYETTE
Vergie Banks
Ghost Ship
Charles Hoffacker Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Charles Hoffacker
Past Life
Jessie Chappuis Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Jessie Chappuis
Heron in the Mist Original Painting
Lorin Vieira Painting
BATON ROUGE
Lorin Vieira
A Magical St. Charles Day
Camille Barnes Visionary Design LLC
Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Camille Barnes
Serenity
Anne McLeod Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Anne McLeod
Wildlife
Mary Singleton Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Mary Singleton
Kermit Ruffins : BBQ swinger
Gabriel Flowers New Orleans Paint and Design
Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Gabriel Flowers
The Homecoming
Cheryl Anne Grace Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Cheryl Anne Grace
Swamp Creatures
Morgan Allain Painting
LAKE CHARLES
Morgan Allain
Temperatures Rising #17
claire gowdy Painting
BATON ROUGE, LA
claire gowdy
Banana flower 2
Katie Kut Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Katie Kut
Ego - Print
Shelby Little Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Shelby Little
Ceramic Vanity Tray
Emily Lovejoy Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Emily Lovejoy
Awaken I
Matt Litchliter Mixed Media / Painting
NORTHSHORE
Matt Litchliter
seen
Jessica Strahan JHand Paints
Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Jessica Strahan
A Snowbird's Winter
Michael Eble Painting
LAFAYETTE
Michael Eble
Edison
Brent Houzenga Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Brent Houzenga
I Wish I Knew
Catherine Walker Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Catherine Walker
Bird Watching
Ember Soberman Painting / Mixed Media
NEW ORLEANS
Ember Soberman
"Three Visions of a Secret" homage to Jaco and Toots
George McClements Painting
NEW ORLEANS
George McClements
Otis
Lucille Anderson Lucille Blues
Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Lucille Anderson
Orgullo
MILAGROS Collective Painting
NEW ORLEANS
MILAGROS Collective
My people were fair and had sky in their hair
Johnny King Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Johnny King
Magnolia Madame II
Rayne Bories Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Rayne Bories
"Birds of a Feather: Cockatoo"
Stephanie Reed Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Stephanie Reed
Don't Lose Sight
Kris Muntan Painting
NORTHSHORE
Kris Muntan
Off the porch
Patrick Henry Victory Arts
Painting
SLIDELL
Patrick Henry
Nightwork
Spencer Schulz Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Spencer Schulz
Transfiguration in Blue
Kate R. Hanrahan Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Kate R. Hanrahan
Days Like This II
Cierra English Painting
BATON ROUGE
Cierra English
The Promise
Mary Scinto Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Mary Scinto
Saint of Lost Causes
Sean Randall Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Sean Randall
Delight
Natalie Acquistapace Painting
FOLSOM
Natalie Acquistapace
The Golden Boat
Lee Morais Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Lee Morais
Soft Serve at the Billy Goat Hole
Saegan Swanson Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Saegan Swanson
Wild Ferns, No 1
Rebecca Birtel Madura Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Rebecca Birtel Madura
Song Trails
Nicole Ockmond Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Nicole Ockmond
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