Taking courses with many different artists such as watercolour with Linda Jenetti, Jean Hardy, William Band and Kai-Liis McInnes to pastels with Dave Beckett, and pen and ink with Linda McLaren to mention a few. NancyÆs specialty is creating nature and landscape paintings.

She has been involved in giving the community the chance to enjoy art through her art groups; from starting her own nature art group to being the President of the Orangeville Art Group.

After teaching night school to adults and children, she finds she enjoys her art but her true love in the teaching.

NANCY D. HARDMAN
Orangeville, Ontario
yoursinature@bell.net

Nancy paintings express an eye for the constant conflict between nature and mankind. She feels people are forming a special bond of love with the animals and nature around them which is the first step to saving our wildlife. Nancy's ambition is to portray the peaceful serenity that can be found in nature and to pass the feeling onto others.

Art Shows

• Dundas Valley School of Art 38th Anniversary Art Auction 2008
• Caledon Town Hall Art Show & Sunnybrooke Hospital Art Show 2007/8
• Orangeville Art Group and Headwaters Hospital Art Show 2006/07
• The Hyland Artist Spring Art Show in Shelburne 2006
• Canadian Wildlife and Animal Art Group Show at Humber Arboretum 1994/95
• Heartlake Watercolour Society ; "Art in the Park" Neilson Park and Brampton 1994
• Dufferin County Museum Juried show & Orangeville Art Group 1994
• "Love Those Animals" 1993/94

Education and Courses

• Graphic Artist Courses at Humber College
• Courses with Dave Beckett in pastels, David Huber in acrylic,
• Richard Barrington Nevitt and Carol Gregg in oil, Nahid Azaru-Haghighat in pastels,
• William Band, Linda Jenetti, Kai Liis McInnes, Jean Hardy, Freda Wrench in watercolour, and figure drawing at Nelson Park Creative Centre in Etoboicoke.
• Sir Sanford Fleming College in Haliburton, Wildlife Art with Jay Damph
• Grade 12 Art diploma at Orangeville Secondary School
• Art Teaching Experience:
• Fletcher's Meadow Secondary School General Interest Night School
• Shelburne Hyland Art Group teaching adults different mediums
• Hilltop, Smithfield, and Elms Community Schools General Interest Night School
• Honeywood Summer Community School taught adults and children

• Art lessons to ten children in my own home for the summer 2005
• Helped compile a portfolio for students to qualify for an art school 2002/03
• Taught Big Sisters in Brampton drawing and crafts for beginners 2001
• Taught private drawing lessons to a group of five young students 2000 (Won the "Paint a Can" contest for Brampton Parks and Rec.)
• Graphic Design:
• Macphail Elementary School designed logo
• "Touch of Health" for Carolyn Sulivan, designed illustrated booklet
• Produced labels for soap company
• Created logos for business cards, pamphlets, brochures and newsletters