Nancy Romanovsky is a Pacific Northwest landscape oil painter and educator whose work is rooted in forests and close observation of nature. She teaches oil painting as a quiet, mindful practice grounded in light, shadow, and presence.
A Forest paint at St. Placid Priory With Nancy Romanovsky A Contemplative Forest Retreat Spend a day immersed in nature, creativity, and quiet reflection. This retreat combines an optional guided forest therapy walk in the morning with a three-hour oil painting session in the afternoon by regional landscape artist Nancy Romanovsky. Participants are gently guided to translate their sensory experience of the forest into a simple, expressive landscape painting. Instruction is mindful and step-by-step, emphasizing presence, observation, atmosphere, and simplified forms rather than technical skill. The pace is intentionally slow and unhurried, allowing space for silence, focus, and personal reflection.…
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Nancy Romanovsky
Nancy Romanovsky is a Pacific Northwest landscape oil painter and educator whose work is rooted in forests and close observation of nature. She teaches oil painting as a quiet, mindful practice grounded in light, shadow, and presence.
You may want to visit Nancy virtual gallery
https://www.nancyromanovsky.com/
Events with Nancy Romanovsky
July 18, 2026
A Forest paint at St. Placid Priory With Nancy Romanovsky A Contemplative Forest Retreat Spend a day immersed in nature, creativity, and quiet reflection. This retreat combines an optional guided forest therapy walk in the morning with a three-hour oil painting session in the afternoon by regional landscape artist Nancy Romanovsky. Participants are gently guided to translate their sensory experience of the forest into a simple, expressive landscape painting. Instruction is mindful and step-by-step, emphasizing presence, observation, atmosphere, and simplified forms rather than technical skill. The pace is intentionally slow and unhurried, allowing space for silence, focus, and personal reflection.…
SCRIPTURAL STATIONS OF THE CROSS:
SISTERS SPEAK: OUR BLOG
Sisters post on our Blog occasionally. See what our Sisters have to say about living Monastic Life in the 21st Century.
SR. LAURA ON YOUTUBE
See Sr. Laura’s youtube channel for some of her work in “restoring women to the stories we tell.”
CLICK, TAP, OR SCAN QR CODE WITH PHONE FOR HANDY MAP & DIRECTIONS TO ST PLACID:
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