Artwork copyright Nancy Halbrooks. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Moon/Void, 1990

Nancy Halbrooks
American (born 1953)

Location: Mullenix Ridge Elementary, Port Orchard

About the Artwork

Moon/Void is a drawing by artist Nancy Halbrooks. It is part of her ‘Desire’ series of abstract pastel and charcoal drawings. She used a process of layering and wiping away areas of color and shadow to create the images in this series. She notes, “These drawings are not about anything specific, but are half thoughts, floating dreams, fleeting images, perhaps flashing ideas.”

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with South Kitsap School District.

About the Artist

Ohio-based artist Nancy Halbrooks creates figurative and abstract oil paintings, drawings, and prints. Many of her artworks feature imagery of birds and explore themes of endurance, adaptation, and community. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Indiana University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Washington in Seattle in 1977. She lived in Seattle for 22 years during the 1980s and 90s.