“How long have you been doing this style of artwork?”
When I was very young, my favorite thing to do was “color”. I
had stacks and stacks of coloring books and a huge box of crayons, and I prided myself on “staying within the lines”. But, I became
bored with the pictures inside the coloring books. So, I began decorating the pictures with my own imagination. A queen’s dress
would take on fanciful details, and I would add some jewelry here and there.
Later, in middle and high school, I constantly “doodled” and loved decorating my book jackets and folders with mind boggling details
that distracted my classmates from the boring lectures! So, my style of art is an evolution from a childhood of coloring and doodling!
“Why do you choose the subject matter of Florida’s flora and fauna?”
As a child, I spent my summers on an island
(Sanibel), before the word “condo” even existed. Every day was spent fishing and shelling. Because I was nearsighted, I spent hours
hovering over a square foot of sand, picking out miniature perfect shells. Exploring the island, I would encounter wildly colorful
grasshoppers and lizards. My father was an orchid collector and we would wade through the island forest searching for orchids amid
the clouds of mosquitoes. So, inevitably I grew to love and appreciate the many variations of pattern and design found within the
creatures I encountered. The gradual loss of nature to development has made this appreciation even stronger, knowing how fragile
it is.
“How long does it take you to complete a drawing?”
Most drawings are finished about a month after they’re started.
“Where did you study art?”
I was an art student at University of South Florida, in Tampa, but consider myself to be
self-taught.
“What do you want to achieve as an artist?”
I want to create art that people can relate to, and react to with
amusement, delight, and intrigue. I want to encourage people to stop and really LOOK at the details within, because all too often
we go through life in a hurry, without really knowing how to observe and appreciate what is around us. In each of my drawings I
seek to achieve the simplicity of good design while incorporating the complexity of the world we live in.
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Nora's style of art has been described by many as "pictures within a picture".
She encourages people to look closely becaue "the more you look, the more you will see; observing art is a process of unveiling layers to reveal the essence of some aspect of life itself."
 "Metamorphosis II"
"Mermates"
"Reef Rider"
"Water Wizard"
"Loggerhead Rhythms"
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