"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.