Artwork copyright Nance Bracken. Photo courtesy of the artist, 1985.

Spring Vines, 1983

Nance Bracken
(American, born 1946, died 2021)

Location: Washington State University - Prosser, Prosser

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Artist Nance Bracken created the landscape Spring Vines using an etching process. In this technique, she etches the image into a printing plate using acid. She then loads the plate with ink. The ink transfers onto paper using a printing press. This composition features energetic, gestural lines. The lines create the vineyard scene’s textured vegetation. The artist notes, “Very romantically speaking, the landscape is my solitary companion and undemanding friend who humors me, humbles my ego and creates line fantasies before by eyes.”

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Bethel School District and Washington State University - Prosser.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Nance Bracken (1946-2021) was an Ellensburg, Washington-based artist focused on painting, drawing, and printmaking. Her work portrays intricate natural landscapes and a lifelong love of observing the natural world.

Bracken earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (1970) from Washington State University in Pullman, Eastern Washington, a Master of Arts degree (1974) in drawing from Central Washington University in Ellensburg and a Master of Fine Arts degree (1987) in painting and printmaking at Washington State University.