Nancy's Story

Nancy Becker was born in San Diego, California and grew up in Pasadena, California. Her experiences horseback riding through the Los Angeles National Forest allowed her to explore and enhance her innate passion for nature and animals. This zeal for the outdoors spills over into Nancy’s creative expression and is echoed in her work today. Nancy left Pasadena To attend the University of Colorado and graduated with a B.A. in Art. She returned to California and taught at the elementary and middle school level for eight years and went on to receive her B.F.A. from California College of the Arts in Oakland, California in Graphic Design.

Nancy began painting with watercolors in the early 1990s. While exploring painting and its mediums she transitioned to oil painting for its ability to more deeply communicate with her audience. Consequentially, Nancy’s expressive landscapes reveal her intimate love of the outdoors and lifelong devotion to art and painting. Nancy has consistently studied with respected living and deceased artists such as wildldlife artist Bob Kuhn and landscape painters Clyde Aspevig, Skip Whitcomb, Ann Templeton, Scott Christensen and Michael Workman.