We are sad to share the news that long time WSA member Nancy Payne passed away on October 21st. She had been a member of the WSA for 24 years and was a regular participant in our shows. Primarily a watercolorist, Nancy’s paintings were especially expressive in their simplicity. She was an enthusiastic participant, having signed up for our plein air event at Elm Bank this past summer, the day before her 90th birthday. She will be missed.
More about Nancy Payne…
Nancy worked with watercolors since 1997 and added acrylics in 2007. She most often worked from life, either en plein air or from still life. She exhibited in the student gallery at the DeCordova Museum in Lincoln. In the spring of 2002 she was awarded the prestigious Harold Kolb Watercolor Award by the Wellesley Society of Artists. In 2007 she received an honorable mention for one of her watercolor portraits, from the Lexington Arts and Crafts Society. Nancy enjoyed the “surprises and unpredictability of watercolors.” Acrylics provided a brightness and malleability that she also enjoyed.
