As far back as I can remember, I was always drawing or painting."

"I want each of my paintings to create the mood, realism and intensity I felt

while painting them. The public reaction to my fine art shows that I am

doing just that."

"I spend a great deal of time observing and enjoying the diverse

islands in which I live. I love traveling to other areas in order to

study the landscape,ocean, and wildlife, as well as focusing local

environments. I feel this is deeply important in expanding my

capabilities as an artist and person.

Living and painting the wild horses ,ocean and

wildlife of Assateague and Chincoteague Island has expanded my love of

painting for the last twenty eight years.The diversity in my maritime paintings

has intensified from living on Eastern Shore and in the tropical Caribbean.

The few years I spent living on a sailboat has inspired me to concentrate recently

on a series of waves, seascapes and tropical ocean studies. Now retired and living full

time on Vieques Island, Puerto Rico has inspired my painting to a new level I have not

felt since I was learning to paint".

Nancy Hogan Armour

was born in Bennington, Vermont, in 1955 and raised in California. She

has been painting since the age of thirteen. A self taught painter, she

supplemented her natural abilities by studying drawing at Laguna Beach

School Of Art and Design in Laguna Beach, California. A realist in the

medium of watercolor, her subject matter has varied throughout the

years. Extensive travel in the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean is

reflected in her paintings and photography.In

1981 she settled on Chincoteague Island and opened Island Gallery &

Gifts. The coastal environment in which she lives has greatly

stimulated her, as can be seen by the subject matter she has chosen to create. For the past seventeen years,she

had divided her creative atmosphere between two islands.

Chincoteague Island and Vieques Island off the coast

of Puerto Rico in the "Spanish Virgin Islands." Both islands are known

for their wild horses, which introduced Nancy into the world of equine art . In May 2008, she moved to her

home on Vieques Island, to live year round.Her new art studio sits

only 300 feet to the ocean, with a large terrace and open windows

with natural light, and fresh ocean breeze.

On Vieques island, her art can be purchased directly through her at her art studio, the the Vieques Conservation Trust ,Caribbean Walk Gallery and Blue Crab

On Chincoteague Island her art work is being represented in the same

location 6219 Maddox Blvd. Chincoteague Island, the new

store is called Enchanted Island Boutique. Her Posters can still be purchased

at Purple Pony , Main St. Chincoteague Island.

Prints and original paintings can be purchased online and directly from the artist on Vieques Island.