Absolutely stunning with incredible color! Mostly purples and orange pigment. Feels to be on a textured paper and is pastel and paint. Painting measures approximately 4x6”. This piece is not signed but seller purchased a large portfolio of original art by Volpe at their estate sale in Tucson Arizona and this is one of the pieces. Many others are also listed by seller. Please see photos for details and thank you for your interest!

Nancy Volpe- “My artwork is inspired by my fascination with texture, color and composition. Originally trained in calligraphy, my explorations of media have included printmaking, acryllic, pastel and traditional oil painting. My journey into abstraction draws heavily upon all of the above and is driven by my longstanding romance with the tactile quality of paper, the amazing flexibility of oil paint as a glazing and structural medium, the surprise of printmaking and the immediacy of acrylic medium.  My present works are inspired by color and texture and are strongly influenced by Eastern images of nature and organic material from the earth. Moving to Tucson AZ is opening up many new art interests including landscape, rusty metal and textile adventures.”

Obituary

VOLPE, Nancy R. (Crux)

passed away at home on November 25, 2019 at the age of 73.Nancy was born on January 4, 1946 in Wilmerding, PA to Donald and Martha Crux. She graduated from Westinghouse Memorial High School in 1963 and married Chester Volpe, her high school sweetheart, in 1963. After leaving Pennsylvania, Nancy and Chester lived in Orange County, CA, during his Marine Corps service. The family moved to upstate New York, and later, to Boulder, Colorado, where Nancy spent more than 40 years enjoying the spectacular landscape, a thriving art scene, and life with her family. She was a dedicated wife and mother, devoting many years to raising her children with creativity, curiosity, and a love of learning. In midlife, Nancy became serious about her passion for the arts. She took art classes at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, VA and upon returning to Boulder, became a productive and celebrated artist, creating large and small works in pastel, oil, acrylic, multimedia, and a variety of print-making techniques. Nancy was a long-time member of the Art Work Space artists' cooperative in Boulder. She exhibited in juried shows, including Boulder's Open Studios, as well as at various shows and galleries in Colorado, and later, in Tucson, AZ, where she lived part-time for several years, and then relocated permanently in 2015. Nancy's commissioned artwork hangs in the St. Julien Hotel in Boulder, CO and in numerous homes and businesses. Friends and family remember Nancy as an outgoing, gregarious, and dedicated woman; throughout her life, she tapped into a profound wellspring of imagination, cared deeply for those around her, and expressed her uniqueness in all that she did. Nancy is survived by her husband, Chester B. Volpe; son, Christopher J. Volpe and daughter, Cassandra Volpe Horii and grandchildren, Sophia L. Volpe and Maya J. Horii. She was preceded in death by her brother, David K. Crux and parents, Donald K. and Martha R. Crux.