MADELINE NELSON
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Land, Sea and City

I love painting outdoors with existing light (plein air). Since 2021 I've been painting in the Pacific Northwest, some in my new home town, Port Townsend; some from our sailboat in British Columbia, as well as on trips to New York, Paris and Mexico. Lately I've been painting larger scenes in my studio, based on plein air paintings and my own photos.
Earlier, our adventures by sailboat gave me gorgeous subject matter and down the Eastern seaboard, from Nova Scotia to the Caribbean. My paints hitched a ride to Europe with me, and I painted a lot in my long-time home town, New York City-.
For plein air, while oil presents the greatest challenges, it is an unparalleled sensual pleasure outdoors. I also enjoy the flexibility of water-based media outdoors-- acrylic, watercolor, casein and colored pencil. 
Below is a selection of the work I have available.  On this page, hover over an image to see a caption that includes subject, size, medium and price. Click the image to see it enlarged. When you open one, you can scroll back and forth to see all the pictures with captions. ​
I also paint custom scenes on commission.
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