Hank's Room Artist for August: Nancy Cooper Funk

“I paint what is closest to me, my daily experiences.  I always carry my camera with me for it helps me to capture the magical and fleeting moments I see around me and the beauty I find in nature so that I may later express them with my pen and paints.”  Artist Nancy Cooper Funk

An exhibition entitled “Discovering the Extraordinary in the Ordinary – Paintings and Photographs of  Nancy Cooper Funk”  will be on exhibit at the Kennebunk Free Library in Hank’s Gallery during the month of August.  This very talented artist will be displaying a beautiful collection of ink drawings, watercolors and photography.   (Library hours are as follows: Monday and Tuesday 9:30 a.m. -8:00 p.m., Wednesday 12:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m., Thursday and Friday, 9:30 a.m. -5:00 p.m., Saturday, 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.)

 A native of Connecticut, Nancy spent her summers at her grandparents’ cottage on the Maine coast.  After graduating from the University of Connecticut with a BFA in Art, Nancy lived in and around Boston, finally ending up in Marblehead where she met her husband David.  In 1980, they moved to Kennebunkport and opened the Cooper Funk Gallery which closed in 2002. At that time, David built Nancy a studio/gallery in the midst of their enchanting perennial gardens, which she shares with her cat Ellie May.

 Nancy is a fine artist and illustrator specializing in detailed ink drawings combined with watercolors. She created the ink drawings in the children’s books “Scraggly the Stowaway Cat” and “Scraggly’s New Home”, both written by Tom Bradbury.   Nancy welcomes commissions and loves making custom paintings for others, creating a cherished memory for them of their pets, homes, children and favorite places.  She also creates illustrations for invitations, menus, brochures, CD cover art and more. Additional information is available at her studio and on her website: www.mainememories.com.

The Kennebunk Free Library is very pleased to present “Discovering the Extraordinary in the Ordinary – Paintings and Photographs of Nancy Cooper Funk” during the month of August.