MAKING ART IS ADDICTIVE.  IT HAS TO BE.    

To be an artist one must spend years honing the technical skills of a medium, commit to a considerable investment in a studio, equipment and supplies, and work in solitude for long hours to produce art that may or may not be appreciated by others;  all the while holding down a “regular” job for survival.

For the majority of artists the payoff is not financial or even respect within the community.

So why would anyone do that?

I continue to do that because when I create art I feel intensely alive.  Like making music.

My artwork has always centered around printmaking, a medium of endless variety. 

There is such a diversity of technique that I never get bored.  There are always challenges and visual surprises to learn from.  My main print medium is water-based screen printing.  I use the squeegee and the screen as a painter would use a brush, as a way to apply color to the surface rather than to produce an edition of  identical prints.

Most of my prints are classified as “monoprint” or “monotype”, one-of-a-kind artworks each unique in color or composition, but also containing common elements within a series.

I also include painting and drawing as my media.  Recently, archival digital printing has been my technique of choice.  Patterns have factored into much of my digital work, where I combine traditional print images with digital techniques, spawning another direction entirely  (see mc2patterns.com for examples of pattern designs available for licensing).

The website you are viewing contains a sampling of my fine art over a 30 year period.  If you are interested in  a particular series or  specific work,

or have questions about

media or price,

contact me.

NANCY MCGEE