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Don Nice

Don Nice (1932 - 2019) was active/lived in New York, New Hampshire.  Don Nice is known for Pop art, three dimensional canvas artwork, teaching, realism, abstraction.

"Don Nice, Painter of Pop Art and River Scenes, Dies at 86," Obituary, The New York Time, by Neil Genzlinger, March 7, 2019
   
Don Nice, who in a varied career was known for Pop Art, paintings inspired by the Hudson River and works that broke free of the traditional rectangular canvas, died on Monday in Cortlandt, N.Y. He was 86.

His daughter, Leslie Heanue, confirmed the death but did not specify a cause.

Mr. Nice began painting in the 1950s. At first he was enthralled by the Abstract Expressionism of the period, but he eventually found it limiting.

“I’d be doing a painting, and suddenly there’s a big red blob, and people would say, ‘That looks like an apple,’ so I’d paint it out,” he was quoted as saying in a biographical essay by Antonia D. Bryan on his website.

He began painting realistic images, some quite large — grapes, a sneaker, a buffalo. When the buffalo painting, 11 feet wide, was exhibited in 1985 at the since-closed Fine   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 7604 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Don Nice

   Don Nice  Born:  1932 - Visalia, California
Died:   2019 - Cortland, New York
Known for:  Pop art, three dimensional canvas artwork, teaching, realism, abstraction

"Don Nice, Painter of Pop Art and River Scenes, Dies at 86," Obituary, The New York Time, by Neil Genzlinger, March 7, 2019
   
Don Nice, who in a varied career was known for Pop Art, paintings inspired by the Hudson River and works that broke free of the traditional rectangular canvas, died on Monday in Cortlandt, N.Y. He was 86.

His daughter, Leslie Heanue, confirmed the death but did not specify a cause.

Mr. Nice began painting in the 1950s. At first he was enthralled by the Abstract Expressionism of the period, but he eventually found it limiting.

“I’d be doing a painting, and suddenly there’s a big red blob, and people would say, ‘That looks like an apple,’ so I’d paint it out,” he was quoted   ...  Displaying 750 of 7604 characters.

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