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Nicole Strasburg ~ Home Decor Artist
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Nicole Strasburg seeks to capture the emotion of the landscape in paintings that reflect rather than reproduce nature. Working from sketches and photographs taken in the field, she builds her images with successive layers of painting, wiping, sanding and scraping. The technique engenders depth and movement that enable her, as she puts it, "to convey the immensely powerful, yet quietly mysterious elements" of her surroundings.
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| Artist Nicole Strasburg seeks to reflect, rather than reproduce, nature in her evocative landscapes. In "Creek Birch", she has captured the ever-changing beauty of a solitary birch tree and tall grasses swaying in the breeze. This one-of-a-kind oil painting is signed and dated 2007. 18"W x 24"H. |
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| Winter does wondrous things to the California coastline. Exceptionally low tides reveal broad expanses of sand; gentle waves made effervescent with sunlight lap endlessly at the shore. Not far from her studio in Santa Barbara, Nicole Strasburg spends unhurried hours exploring the beach while her border collies frolic nearby. They may be playing but she’s forever at work, capturing images she’ll eventually recreate with layer-upon-layer of paint. Here, she emphasizes the ever-changing interplay of sea and sand. One-of-a-kind, subject to prior sale. 12" Sq. |
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| Nicole Strasburg revels in winter’s influence on the landscape around her Santa Barbara, California, studio. Exceptionally low tides leave miles of coastline open to long walks on the beach. A special light dances across the water, bouncing reflections that bathe the sea in a luminous shimmer. In this painting, she recreates the special magic of the year’s first months. One-of-a-kind, subject to prior sale. 12" Sq. |
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| Winter does wondrous things to the California coastline. Exceptionally low tides reveal broad expanses of sand; gentle waves made effervescent with sunlight lap endlessly at the shore. Not far from her studio in Santa Barbara, Nicole Strasburg spends unhurried hours exploring the beach while her border collies frolic nearby. They may be playing but she’s forever at work, capturing images she’ll eventually recreate with layer-upon-layer of paint. Here, she evokes the sea-glass quality of winter light. One-of-a-kind, subject to prior sale. 12" Sq. |
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| Originally from Salt Lake City, Nicole Strasburg now paints in Santa Barbara, California, where “nature is an inspiration and always brings me back to center, puts me in perspective of my place in the world and offers comfort in its noisy silence.” Her evocative paintings focus on open space, an endless horizon and “the quiet contemplation that takes place when really spending time alone with oneself,” attributes clearly visible in this winter sky and seascape. Citing winter as a magical time along the Santa Barbara shoreline, Nicole seeks to capture the light that dances on the water, bouncing reflections and creating a sparkle only present in the early months of the year. Original oil painting on birch wood panel. 40"W x 18"H. |
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