NANCY DIRUBBO
A New England Painter
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Artist Statement
"Light is the heartbeat of my work as a New England artist. From the golden glow of a summer sunrise spilling lakes and the sea to the ethereal blue shadows of snow-draped woods, I am captivated by how light transforms the familiar into the extraordinary. It dances through trees, kisses the edges of historic barns, and breathes life into the contours of rolling hills.
New England’s landscapes are a canvas painted daily by the sun and sky, and my art seeks to honor this beauty. Each piece is an exploration of how light shapes not only the physical world but also the emotions tied to each place and season. I seek to create a connection between the viewer and these luminous moments, offering a window into the soul of New England and beyond to wherever my travels take me."
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About Nancy Dirubbo
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After a long and fulfilling professional life in health care, Nancy Dirubbo is now focusing on her passion for art. She paints in the style of traditional realism and has studied with Johnnie Liliedahl, Elizabeth Robbins, Shanna Kunz ,John MacDonald and Todd Bonita. Preferring oils, she uses light and color to capture the serene in a still life and the dynamic energy in landscapes. She paints in her home studio in Gilmanton, New Hampshire.
Influenced by the Lakes Region of New Hampshire and the coast of Maine, she also draws on her travels throughout France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Russia, Lithuania, the Azores, Cuba, Kenya, Finland, Sweden , Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. She attended French Art School in the Limousin and painted plein air at the same locations as Monet in the Creuse Valley.
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She is an associate member of Oil Painters of America, and past member of the New Hampshire Art Association and the Boothbay Region Art Foundation. She received third prize in the Lakes Region Art Association’s annual art show in 2017 and has exhibited in the Belknap Mill, Frates Canal Street Studio, both in Laconia, NH, Vynn Art Gallery, Meredith NH, the Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, Portsmouth NH and Boothbay Regional Art Foundation Gallery in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Her work can be seen at Artistic Roots in Plymouth, NH.