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"Discovering Beauty
in the Commonplace"
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Evening Solace, 8 p.m.
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87-year-old mother-in-law's hands reflecting all the things she has done. Never
idle, her hands glow from sunset light.
They rest on Nebraska from an old estates' quilt, the state in which she
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Newest Work ~ ‘Evening Quilters' and ‘Evening
Solace' both from the Life Time Quilt series.
Honors and Awards
~ Nebraska Life July 2011 article featuring Ron's art, creative process, and current shows.
~ Ron's self-portrait 'Seeing
Myself Bloodstained and Bloodbought' was chosen Best Oil or Acrylic at the
Carnegie Arts Center 14th Anniversary show.
~ 'Evening Solace', the first
in his Life Time Quilt series won Best of Show at the 2007 Cheyenne County Art
Guild Spring Show and then was chosen at the Association of Nebraska Art Clubs
State Show to be part of the 2007-2008 Nebraska State Traveling Show.
~ He was also asked in 2006 to
create a series of murals for the Western Nebraska Community College Aviation
Maintenance Training Center (two of which are now completed).
~ In 2006 Ron presented a
one-man show at the Marie Sandoz Heritage Center at Chadron State College. This show had 16 of his beautiful quilt
paintings. He also presented at
the Chadron Festival of Quilts.
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Ron Nordyke ~ rnordyke@embarqmail.com ~ Box 807 ~ Chappell, Ne 69129 ~
(308)874-3401
© 2007 Ronald Nordyke
The digital images of artwork on this website are the property of Ronald
Nordyke.
Any duplication or use of the images without his express permission constitutes
copyright infringement.
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