Biographical Statement

Ann is a Utah native, currently residing in Bayfield, Colorado and earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Southern Utah University. She is impassioned by the arid beauty of the desert as well as high mountain country and feels most at home in the southwest United States. She gathers her inspiration and subject matter from her daily experiences, interactions, and the local environment. Her work is typically captured from life, often drawn or painted on-site.

Exhibitions, Accomplishments, Affiliations & Awards

Ann’s artwork has been exhibited throughout the United States and is in collections throughout the US and Canada. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including Best of Show, First Place and Third Place - Plein Air Painters of the Four Corners; First Place, and Second Place - Colorado Watercolor Society; Honorable Mention - Utah Watercolor Society; Purchase Award, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah, and Artist-In-Residence at Willowtail Springs, Mancos, Colorado. She is a signature member of the Colorado Watercolor Society, and member of the Plein Air Painters of the Four Corners, Plein Air Painters of New Mexico, Plein Air Artists of Colorado, Western Colorado Watercolor Society, New Mexico Watercolor Society and the Utah Watercolor Society.

Artist Statement

I’m compelled to draw or paint things I see or experience. This visual journaling provides me with deep insight and is a sort of meditative practice as I observe life and am witness to it. Sometimes it’s the simplest of sights – the color of late sun on a scene, abstract shapes of a dilapidated structure, shadows on the snow – that grab my attention, and it feels imperative to capture its likeness.

When I’m creating a piece of art, I strive to capture the feeling, or a sense of place and time.  I want the viewer to experience something that’s familiar and resonates with them.

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