Spring 2026 Paintings

'It seems the way I paint and draw

is the way I paint and draw.'

Like handwriting, a recognizable signature emerged

across my work. It developed naturally -

over decades of practice.

Thank you for taking your time to review my art.

The Developing Works, May, 2026

Studio practice often unfolds across several paintings and illustrations simultaneously. These developing works follow the arc from initial gesture to finished image. The CA paintings are a new evolving series. A large work in progress, begun in 2025. Originally conceived as an international composition, it is now evolving into a California-based group of collage subjects.

XV Florence Biennale. October 2025

Featuring paintings from the exhibition, October, 2025

The New York Women Series

All Oils on canvas, these large paintings are my views of Manhattan life and culture, 1998 - 2010. The works featuring women are a series of 4 works.

See You in Court

A portfolio of on-site sketches and drawings from New York State Supreme Court, New York, NY and Federal Court, Philadelphia, PA. More to come for this gallery from Philadelphia.

Life Drawing and More

Life drawings is more than a studio, an easel, and a model. This is a mixed collection including a sail to Nantucket from East Hampton, LI, NY.

XIV Florence Biennale, October 2023

Hands On is the 2023 series I began specifically in keeping with the I Am You theme of the Biennale. The point was that as a collective humanity we all work with our hands to accomplish wonderful things.

The Abstracts - Oils and Acrylics, Digital

Oils on and acrylics on canvas, several won awards at The National Arts Club. I love doing abstracts. I start with a blank canvas, often large, with no plan in mind except the discipline of good design. It is joyful painting and drawing..

Landscapes of Meaning

New York and Pennsylvania have been my main locations of home. A few exceptions, but a view of home.

The Illustrator

As an illustrator and graphic designer through the years, this assortment of works, published and unpublished, are favorites of min

Around the World

Paintings and Illustrations from Israel, Italy, and the US and beyond.

Water, Color, Sailing, the Sea

From sailing on the Long Island Sound, and having snorkeled in the Barrier Reef, Australia, this is a collection of contemporary paintings regarding the sea and sailing.

My Picture Books

Originally my goal was to live by writing and illustrating my own picture books. It was not to be. I have many portfolios of unpublished picture books. These illustrations are from those files.

Nancy Allender