(24x22 watercolor on 300 Winsor Newton)
(Subject was found on the Elizabeth II docked at the Roanoke Island Festival Park)
The opening reception of the
Watercolor Society of North Carolina Annual Exhibition,
is on October 11, 2009 from 2:00 to 4:00
at the
Sunset River Studios in Calabash, NC.
I hope many of you will get a chance to see this show.
It will be on view until November 30, 2009.
http://www.sunsetrivermarketplace.com/
Anne won an award at the Annual Azalea Festival Show 2009
for her acrylic painting
"Taos Two Step"
This painting of husband Bob, "Lightning Bob", won the
"Peoples Choice Award"
at the Wilmington Art Association Annual Dinner.
Quite an honor to receive from all the fellow artists.
Anne is a local artist. How local you ask? How about the 18th tee at Echo Farms? Yes, as you enjoy a round of golf and are about to finish at the 18th tee, look to your left as you tee up and you might catch a glimpse of Anne painting in her studio. She might be watching you, so hit it straight and long, and wave hello!
Her “golf course” landscape pastels have been on display at various Wilmington galleries including the Echo Farms Club House. Her paintings has been a big hit, at the 19th hole.
Anne’s professional training began at Montclair State University where she earned a BA and MA in Art. Anne spent a year in Europe studying Art and culture. She noted the difference between European life and American by “Quality of Life” vs. “Standard of Living”. She notes that the best things in life, are now for sale. It will be hard to find nature in Wilmington at the rate that development is going and growing. The gorgeous landscape view from her studio is currently threatened by development. What has kept Anne's artistic vision growing is her inner voice which is constantly challenging her, pushing her to pour her experiences into her work, from still life and people, to the realistic landscapes. |
