Nadine Geller

When I paint, time stands still and the natural world reveals its beauty. Through painting, I gain a deeper understanding the world around me. My goal is to create works of art that come to life, whose narratives reveals the world of color harmony that I strive to share with viewers.
While creating a painting, my eye is drawn to everyday objects, colors, unique textures, and balanced arrangements. Yet, my true inspiration comes in a much more subtle but powerful form: light. In my paintings, light creates a radiant atmosphere which sets the stage for the subject matter and reveals the beauty around us.
My entire creative process revolves around the idea of painting light as the subject, or as Claude Monet called it, “the most important person in the picture”. Every time I paint, I strive to lay down my impression of light cascading over the subject matter. As a piece is further developed and rendered in greater detail, I keep adjusting values until light seems to be emanating from the objects themselves, revealing their essence.
The interplay of light and dark in a composition creates tension and balance, harmony and movement, and transforms an arrangement of unmoving objects into dynamic ...

Florence Classical Arts Academy 2020
Northeastern University 2018

• 'One Story - Many Faces', Group Exhibit, Florence Classical Arts Academy, Florence, Italy 2019
• 'Exploration Into The Familiar', Solo Exhibition, Newton Free Library, Newton MA 2017
• Art Amidst Design, Il Décor Gallery, Boston MA 2017
• Member Show, Marblehead Arts Association, Marblehead MA 2016
• Annual Award Show, Newton Arts Association, Newton MA 2016
• Summer Member Exhibit, Marblehead Arts Association, Marblehead MA 2016
• Summer Light Exhibit, Newton Art Association, Newton MA 2016
• Art in Bloom Exhibit, Wellesley Society of Artists, Wellesley MA 2016
• Full Bloom Exhibit, Newton Art Association, Newton MA 2016
•Private Collections and Commissions 2012-Present