Nancy Bush noticed something recently, when she was looking at her website. Scrolling back to look at some of the older paintings shown there, she realized a difference between then and now.

“I could see a progression,” Bush says. “I could tell that I am expressing myself in a more advanced way now than I was then. There’s a softening of my technical side, and more of my internal thoughts and feelings are coming through.”

It’s been 30 years since Bush gave up her corporate job and launched a career as an artist.. She’s grown from a fledgling artist studying at the Mission Renaissance art school in Austin, Texas, to an award-winning artist, who also teaches workshops and classes.

Nancy Bush

A Quiet Moment
Oil
16″ x 16″
“Moonlight has always captivated me. This moonrise on the marsh had a sense of mystery and wonder about nature.”

Nancy Bush

Sunset at the Pond
Oil
20″ x 24″
“This little pond, one of many in and around Fredericksburg, always has the loveliest sunsets. The reflections in the water mirror the dynamics going on in the sky. Sometimes the fog lays low on the water, creating a dream effect.”