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Nancy Lee Galloway

Plein Air - Jiuzhaigou National Park, China

 

Art & Travel

Raised in India, living, studying and working overseas has rendered me hopelessly enamored of travel in all its forms.  Painting I come late to, but not drawing. I have loved to draw since childhood.

Nancy Lee & Esther

Nancy Lee & Esther

The elephants were real and I was fearless at four! (Kandy, Sri Lanka)

The elephants were real and I was fearless at four! (Kandy, Sri Lanka)

Travel became embedded in my life - it informed my work and, at times, became part of my work.

 

Pan Am "Queen of the Skies"

Fiat calendar, North Sea, Germany

Flying into London, I managed to stumble into eight years of modeling which proved to be a near-perfect combination of creative work and travel.

Dames at Sea

Dames at Sea

Back in the US, fate (and a leap of faith), prompted me to start a yacht charter and special events company, Nautical Destinations Inc. (NDI), with my business partner, Lynne.

On board M/Y "Enticer" - A 1935 Mathis Trumpy yacht

"Pirates of the Caribbean"- Volvo Ocean Race - Parade of Sail from Baltimore to Annapolis

Schooner "Woodwind"- Nautical star of "Wedding Crashers"

Successful years of fun and excitement ended with the sale of NDI in the spring of 2007.   Travel moved back to the forefront and became the focus of life until a wonderful trip to the Isle of Skye sent me spiraling into the world of watercolor.

With a real, 18-month-old baby panda girl - Chengdu, China

Painting is a source of endless pleasure, but also of great anguish.
— Balthus