Nancy painting pears at a Burridge workshop
Nancy Bolton-Rawles
Born: Glendale, (So.) California
Lived in No. California for 30 years in the beautiful “Mother Lode” country of Auburn, Grass Valley and Nevada City for 30+ years.
Currently resides in Ashland, Oregon
(This too is a wonderful place!)
Co-owner of Intent Design Studio, LLC (www.IntentDesignStudio.com)
Media:
Aquamedia: Acrylic, Mixed Media, Collage
Photography
Art Interests:
Floral, Still Life, Landscapes, Cityscapes, Abstracts, Collage – Always open to new media and always experimenting. Adding to my arts: altered books and collage and designing jewelry with beads/gemstones and learning wiring techniques
Education:
Degrees:
1996 – Sierra College: AA – Fine Arts
2003 – Sierra College: AA – Applied Arts: Illustration
2003 – Sierra College: AA – Applied Arts: Design
One Person Exhibitions:
Sweet Café, Eagle Point, OR Summer 2005-2007 ongoing “Intuitive Abstracts and Still Life”
Eagle Point Library 2005 June – August (two person exhibit with husband Bruce Rawles – digital and 3D digital artist)
Group Exhibits:
Eagle Point Library 2006 Summer childrens show, Childrens Summer Reading Theme: Paws, Claws, Scales & Tales
20th Street Gallery, Sacramento, CA December 2002
20th Street Gallery, Sacramento, CA December 2003
20th Street Gallery, Sacramento, CA June 2003
Sierra College, Rocklin CA. Student Juried Show 2003
Sierra College, Rocklin CA Student Juried Show 1996
Awards and Honors:
Sierra College Student Juried Show 2003
Affiliations:
ISAP – International Society of Acrylic Painters
Upper Rogue Valley Artists, So. Oregon
So. Oregon Society of Artists
Eagle Point Library Arts Council – Board Member
Eagle Point Women’s Club – Board Member (Historian and Publicity)
Past Affiliations:
Auburn Arts Council, Auburn, CA
Pioneer Arts, Nevada City, CA
Nevada County Arts Council, CA
Education:
Sierra College, Rocklin, CA
1996 – AA Fine Arts
2003 – AA Applied Arts: Illustration
2003 – AA Applied Arts: Design
Other Studies:
Photography and photographing Works of Art
Altered Book Art: Corrine Stubson
Acrylic Painting: “Loose and Juicy Aquamedia” workshops with Robert Burridge
Oil Painting: Painterly, mixed media and abstract workshops with Robert Burridge
Acrylic Painting: Intuitive Abstract Workshops with Lauryn Taylor
Various other studies at Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA yearly since 1992
Life long study and practice in the arts.
Nancy moved with her husband, Bruce Rawles, and their two cats, Katmandu and Callie Rose, to the Upper Rogue Valley of southern Oregon in 2004.
Nancy has 2 grown children, Heidi who lives with her family in Highlands Ranch, Colorado and Shaun who lives with his wife, Valerie, in Grants Pass, OR. and 2 beautiful grandchildren who also reside in Highlands Ranch, CO with mum and dad.
Nancy at Crater Lake Lodge, Crater Lake, OR. Photo by Bruce Rawles - 17 July 2005
Nancy's beautiful daughter, Heidi, and her hubby, Anthony, and our adorable grandchildren, Arianna (4 yr) and Nicholas (4mo) (Nov. 2005)
Nancy's handsome son, Shaun, and his wife Valerie. (April 2004)
