NATHAN K. POPE  I paint landscapes, primarily the fields and water close to my home in eastern Virginia. My paintings are inspired by the changing light on the familiar environment. Indeed, I return to the same places regularly to explore how different they appear from one day to the next, from one season to the next. I consider a painting successful when I have conveyed the feeling that attracted me to stop and look.
My mother is a professional artist, and I grew up watching her work and studying the paintings in her studio. I took art classes each year of high school, but when it came time to choose a college major, I was discouraged from pursuing the difficult life of an artist. It wasn’t long, though, before my love for drawing came creeping back and I discovered pastels. I took a few courses in college, and studied at the Art League in Alexandria, Virginia. My work is certainly informed by the Romantics, Impressionists, Post-Impressionists, and even Abstract Expressionists, but I am probably most influenced by other contemporary artists’ work.

I have been exhibiting professionally since the early 2000s and have won some awards from the Rappahannock Art League, Crossroads Art Center, the Bay School, and Tappahannock Artists Guild. While it is rewarding to receive such accolades, it is most meaningful to hear viewers of my work tell me how they are moved and, sometimes, comforted by it.

Thanks for looking.

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