Nanci Stoeffler {Expressionistic Artist}

"Man is defined by what troubles him, not by what reassures him." - Ellie Wiesel After contemplation, I would have to agree with this....

I am, indeed a storyteller and I deeply value storytelling in its many, many variations. I felt compelled to share these two entries from...

When creating this painting, I heard the phrase “Opening Jars of Clay”. In my mind’s eye, I saw the lid of a clay jar being lifted in...

I wrote this poem "Feathered" in 2013. The background image is a close-up of one of my painting, "Wings are for Flight".

When I was in my early thirties (around the year 2000) I found myself becoming rather paralyzed by the opinions of other people. It...

I created this painting in 2016 using a new painting technique I was developing at the time. I enjoyed the whimsical, wispy movements and...

Darkness of Space -- Deep and Mysterious, I gaze upwards into you long enough for my soul's map to open, becoming faintly aware of an...

Through the screen door begins endless hours spent dreaming and swinging, always believing I could touch the sky. Through the screen door...

As we become adults we often forget or board-up the child-like songs that we were meant to sing. We fear their freedom or we get buried...

On a Sunday morning in Missouri, a fellow artist-friend, Daniel, stopped me at church and said, “You need to create. No more excuses. You...