Impressionistic, intuitive paintings of nature close up , on a personal level – this is what lies at the root of Ann’s paintings. She attended Kwantlen University College where she achieved the Dean’s Honour Roll, and has attended numerous workshops and mentorships with local artists since. Ann has been exhibiting her work for over 18 years throughout British Columbia, and her paintings are held in collections around the world. Ann now paints and teaches painting workshops at her studio, Studio Cerulean, in Lake Country, B.C.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
I love nature up close- grasses, trees, all organic matter, sinewy and powerful. The angular, curva-linear shapes and marks that make up the world around us are profound when discovered in nature.
There is something extraordinary about the movement of grasses in the breeze , the tangle of the undergrowth, the deep pools of pitch black water, the majestic ancient, gnarly trees with twisting branches reaching to the sky . These are the images that have influenced my work.
Over the past two years I have taken my painting outdoors . Plein Air painting is a whole new way of looking at the world around us; it creates a new way of seeing, and gives us a new language for capturing the three dimensional on a two dimensional surface. Many of the field studies done en plein air have resulted in large scale paintings reproduced in the studio. My intent has always been to paint big paintings for big impact, allowing the viewer a glimpse into the finer tunings of nature.
Color interpretation and exploration have been fundamental to these larger works. Playing with color is my passion – creating new colors in varying hues and values, and finding a complimentary shade that makes that color almost jump from the canvas – that’s true happiness for me.
I am a modern-day impressionist. I believe that the beauty of any entity lies in the impression it makes on me, that first emotional response I have when I witness it in all its glory – and that is what I paint.
ACCREDITATIONS
2019 AFCA, Associate Signature Status – FEDERATION OF CANADIAN ARTIST
EDUCATION
2015 Suzanne Northcott Mentorship, Naramata, B.C.
2015 Oasis Art Symposium, Kelowna, B.C.
2014 FCA Workshops, Granville Island, Vancouver, B.C.2011 Todd Clark Workshops, Gibsons, B.C.
1996 – 1998 Kwantlen University College – Fine Arts Program – Dean’s Honour Roll
AWARDS
2015 Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Plein Aire Challenge – 1st prize
2016 Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Plein Aire Challenge – 1st prize
2014 FCA Oasis– Honourable Mention
2014 Opus Plein Air Competition – 3rd Place
2013 Art Battle Finals live painting completion – Vancouver
2013 Art Battle #54 Vancouver 2nd Place
2003 Arts Council of Surrey –3rd Place
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