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Contact Information

First Name

Nancy

Last Name

Lane

Street Address

9 Babbling Brook Lane

City

Suffern

State

NY

Country

United States

Art Rep

Melissa Turk & the artist network

personal web address

http://www.nancylanestudio.com

Art Rep Web Address

http://www.melissaturk.com

type of art work

Watercolor, pen and ink, pencil

Published Works

Buster, Where Are You?—The Benefactory, Rico’s Hawk—The Benefactory, Renoir and the Boy with the Long Hair--Barron's, A Horse for Andrea--Pearson Learning, Finding Chance--Mondo Publishing, Fireworks and Freedom, A Fourth of July Story--Barron's, Beyond Turkey, A Thanksgiving Feast--Barron's, High Water Rescue--Sundance Publishing, Chang and the Bamboo Flute--Harcourt, The Everyday Witch—Barron’s, The Witches of Friar’s Lantern—Barron’s, The Witches of Sea-Dragon Bay—Barron’s, The Witches of Winged-Horse Mountain— Barron’s, The Witches of Bailiwick— Barron’s, The Witches of Widdershins Academy--Barron's, Spare The Mare! —Scholastic, El telar (The Loom) —Scott Foresman, Benito’s Bath—Hampton-Brown, La cosecha de sandia—Harcourt, Inc., Boom Boom Bay!—Hampton-Brown, Fun In the Sun—Hampton-Brown

phone number

845 368 8606

Bio

At age 6, Nancy wanted to be an artist. She was already off to a good start, since she drew constantly. Before she knew it, she had graduated from the Maryland Institute of Art with a BFA and a variety of illustration work in her portfolio.
She worked as an art director for 4 years in Houston, learning a great deal about design and printing. With that experience she began her freelance illustration career, which has continued for 20 years.
Working in watercolor, her styles range from colorful realism to a flatter, Asian-influenced style with line and muted colors. She is also proficient in pencil, ink and ink wash. Her particular expertise is in drawing people, animals, and emotions.
She prides herself on keeping and pleasing clients, some of which include Abbott Laboratories, Scholastic, Highlights Magazine, ASPCA, Hampton-Brown, Barron’s Educational Series, Scott Foresman, Harcourt, and Houghton Mifflin.
Nancy is a member of Graphic Artist’s Guild and Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. She currently lives in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York with her husband, children and pets.