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I am drawn to alleys, industrial sites and commercial locations where there is grit and activity. It is here that I find the geometric shapes and unexpected tension caused by shadow patterns and reflections which form the core of my work. Chicago offers so many challenges to the plein air painter. El tracks scream overhead, bridges and rivers carve up the city, demolition and construction sites abound. I paint on boards which support the aggressive use of palette knives to achieve the grit and textures these sites require. In some cases the support boards become part of the image itself.All of the smaller paintings are completed on-site, and the larger paintings are done in the studio using the small paintings as reference.
Drawing and painting for 30 years, active in Chicago Artists Coalition and Plein Air Painters of Chicago, Nancy Albrecht has works in over 200 Corporate and Private Collections worldwide and countless Juried Exhibitions nationwide. In 2006, Albrechts painting The Cloisters won Best of Show at The Next Picture Show Gallery Architecture & History Exhibition. Her paintings were awarded the Artists Choice Award and two Honorable Mentions at the Cedarburg Wisconsin Plein Air Paintout in June 2006. Albrecht studied at Atelier Ursitti and American Academy of Art in Chicago, and with many private teachers including Scott Tallman Powers, founder of Plein Air Painters of Chicago. Visit www.nancyalbrechtstudio.com.
Memberships include Plein Air Painters of Chicago, International Plein Air Painters, Landscape Artists International, Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Arts, Chicago Artists Coalition, and ArtofChicago.net.
