About Ann
Ann has spent most of her life painting in oils, both in studio and in the outdoors, en plein air. She has participated in and helped organize many plein air events throughout Canada during her career.
Being primarily a landscape painter, Ann’s style of painting is very loose and impressionistic, characterized by thick oil paint, harmonious colour and visible brushstrokes. Most of her paintings depict the beauty and splendour of the natural landscape around us,
Her work is shown in galleries in Ontario, Alberta and B.C., and held in collections around the world. She is a Signature Member of the Federation of Canadian Artists and has won numerous awards in various FCA shows and Plein Air Festivals.
In recent years, teaching online workshops and mentorships , in addition to in-person workshops , has become a large part of Ann’s practice .
Artist Statement
I have always had a deep appreciation and connection with the natural world, being surrounded by a wildness devoid of man’s influence.. Being an adventurer at heart I have seen a lot of the world , traveled to many different countries and foreign landscapes. I have wrapped my arms around ancient olive trees that were over 2,000 years old and still standing. I have walked on lands that few have ever trod on . I have stood in forests , surrounded by ancient trees, and felt a sense of calm rush over me.
It is this passion for a world away from man’s influence, that drives my painting practice . I paint to try to capture and portray my emotional response to that beauty in all its imperfections .
It is my way of showing my appreciation and love for the grandeur and the simple elegance that can be found in nature
