Pamela Priest Naeve

Pamela Priest-Naeve

Tomaless Bay

11"x 14" oil

$900

"Painting gives me balance. I am able to set aside everything else when I paint. I forget my work, my chores, and my list of things to do. When our painting sessions end, we frequently critique each other’s work. There are times when someone asks, ‘How did you get that color? What made you put that tree there?’ Questions like that. And, sometimes, I have to admit that I honestly don’t know. I don’t even remember constructing it or thinking it through. Painting is simply an internal drive that takes over. And to do what I love while being outdoors in California's spectacular landscape is an incredible gift!"

William Lester Gallery

8" x 10" oil

sold

Pamela Priest-Naeve has been drawing and painting since childhood. Northwestern University provided her with her first serious art class, followed by various classes at the Pacific Art League of Palo Alto, where she also served as the President of the Board of Directors for several years. She is a co-founder and member of a plein air painting group, Pacific Heritage. Her artwork included oil and acrylic painting, monoprints and etchings.

Pam was born in Ohio and moved to the San Francisco Bay Area shortly after receiving her BA degree in English Literature from Northwestern University. After a short stint teaching junior high school in upstate New York, she redirected her interest to health care and worked at Stanford University Medical Center in both cardiovascular surgery and medical oncology. She later joined a newly formed cancer research and education consortium, the Northern California Cancer Center (NCCC), founded by the deans of the medical schools at Stanford University and the University of California San Francisco. Ms. Naeve currently serves as the Director for Community Education at the NCCC, has written and edited various articles and publications, and has assisted thousands of individuals to access medical information, treatment and resources. She resides on the San Francisco Peninsula.