About the Artist

Creating a visual experience is my inspiration for painting.  I do not like to classify myself as a painter of nature or of people, but rather, a painter of color and expression.  It is not only subject matter that intrigues me but the play of shapes and colors and light against one another whether an old house or a velvet hat.  When painting flowers,  I enjoy exploring texture, value and movement across the canvas, trying to share my passion for flowers -- not only for what they look like but also for how they make you feel. When painting figures, I try to capture the individuality of the subject I am painting and explore the push and pull of the figure as it relates to the environment. I strive to put modern touches of different colors around the canvas to express what I feel and see.  

 

Composition on the canvas is just as interesting to me as depicting subject matter. An active composition can reach out to a viewer just as much as subject matter. Often I will blend elements of realism and abstraction to create a dynamic composition.  I will often look for areas in which I can use geometric touches, like a pattern of shadows beneath the eaves of an old barn or the ovals and triangles that when painted just right, give the impression of a boat or a sail. 

 

Two of my floral paintings were selected to appear in season three of the Showtime series, "Homeland" and another floral was featured in a commercial for the Levine Cancer Center in Charlotte.  Duke University Medical Pavilion and Elon University have commissioned Ann's art. 

 

Ann is very honored to have had two paintings selected by the Honorable William V. Roebuck, U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain to be on display in the residence of the Ambassador through Arts in Embassies, a division of the U.S. Dept. of State.  Ann also traveled to Bahrain to teach workshops and attend a reception at the Ambassador's residence and an art show at Mashq Gallery. 

 

The price range of my art is $600 up to $9,000. 

 

My home studios are located in Black Mountain, NC.  Visitors are welcome to stop by!  

 

EDUCATION

University of South Carolina, Columbia SC, BFA Painting 

 

JURIED EXHIBITIONS AND HONORS:

Finalist, BoldBrush Painting Competition, Sept 2026, "Sunday, Unspoken" 

Jul 30-Aug 29, Oil Painters of America National Salon Exhibit, Cassens Fine Art, Hamilton, MT, "Arabesque"

American Impressionist Society 6th Annual All Member Online Exhibition, November 2025, Honorable Mention, "Best Friend"  Judge, Kenn Backhaus

Aug 1 - Sept 2, 2025 26th Annual American Impressionist Society National Juried Exhibition, Cassens Fine Art, Hamilton, MT, "Daffodils and Tea"

Sept 11 - Oct 11, 2025 Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibit, Beverly McNeil Gallery, Birmingham, AL, "The Pink Teacup"

June 21 - September 19, 2024, California Art Club "The Sensations of Summer"  CAC virtual gallery

Sep 27 - Oct 26, 2024, American Impressionist Society 25th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Rockport Art Association and Museum, Rockport, MA "Joyous Fruit and Flowers"

Apr 26th - May 26, 2024, 8th Annual Impressions: Small Works Showcase, Anderson Fine Art Gallery, St. Simon's Island, GA,  " The Heart of a Pomegranate"

American Impressionist Society 4th Annual All Member Online Exhibition, "Serenade"

Sept 21, 2023 - January 21, 2024 California Art Club "A Feast for the Eyes" California Art Club Gallery at the Old Mill, San Marino, CA

"Serenade"

Sep 14 - Oct 13, 2023 Oil Painters of America 2023 Eastern Regional Exhibition, Beverly McNeil Gallery, Birmingham, AL, "Sunlight and Love Songs"

Mar 21- Jun 19, 2023 "Spring "Awakening" California Art Club Virtual Gallery, "Champagne Lunch"

Mar 31 - Apr 30, 2023, 32nd Annual Oil Painters of America National Exhibition, Reinert Fine Art, Charleston, SC "Shimmering Boats"

2023 Juror, American Impressionist Society

3rd Annual American Impressionist Society All Member Online Exhibition, "Shimmering Boats" 

September 15- Oct 22, 2022, 23rd Annual American Impressionist Society National Exhibition, Mary Williams Fine Art, Boulder, CO, "Champagne Lunch"

 June 3 - Aug 27, 2022 Oil Painters of America 31st Annual National Exhibition, Steamboat Art Museum, Steamboat Springs, CO, "Looking Glass" 

NOAPS Best of America Small Works National Exhibition, Beverly McNeil Gallery, Birmingham, AL, "Guitar Groove"

2nd Annual American Impressionist Society 2021 All Member Online Exhibition, "Charleston Picnic"

Sep 17-Oct 22, 2021 ViewPoint 53 Exhibition, Art Design Consultants, 2124 Madison Rd, Cincinnati, OH, "The Girl Across the Way" 

June 10 - Aug 7, 2021 Oil Painters of America Juried Salon Show, Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 541 Green St NE, Gainesville, GA, "Fiesta Morocco"

Summer 2021, Oil Painters of America Online Showcase, Honorable Mention, "An Elegant Affair"

Apr 1 - Apr 30, 2021  AIS Impressions: Small Works Showcase, Reinert Fine Art, 181 King Street, Charleston, SC, "Heartstrings" 

Nov - Dec 2020, Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibit, Reinert Art Gallery, Charleston, SC, "The Orange Towel"

Aug - Oct 2020, Virtual Salon Show, Oil Painters of America, OPA website

Sept 2020, American Impressionist Society 2020 Online Exhibition, "An Elegant Affair"

Oct - Nov 2020, American Impressionist Society 21st Annual National Juried Exhibition, Illume Gallery of Fine Art, St. George, UT, "Morning Star"

May 2020, "Making Their Mark," American Women Artists, Booth Western Art Museum, Cartersville, GA, "An Elegant Affair"

May 2019, "Looking West: An Exhibition Highlighting Works by American Women Artists," Steamboat Art Museum, Steamboat Springs,  CO "Before the Party"

Sept 2018, American Impressionist Society 19th Annual National Juried Exhibition,  Peninsula School of Art - Guenzel Gallery,  Fish Creek, WI, "Seattle Market Love and Happiness"

Sept 2018, "Viewpoint 50" Cincinnati Art Club, Best in Show, "A Hat From Santa Fe", Greenwich House Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio, "A Hat from Santa Fe" 

Jan 2018,  "Perspectives of the American Experience" American Women Artists Exhibition, Rockwell Museum, Corning, NY, "Sun-Infused Grace"

Sept 2017, American Impressionist Society 18th Annual National Juried Exhibition,  Montgomery-Lee Fine Art, Park City, Utah. "Before the Party"

April 2017, "Women Painters of the American South," Art in Embassies Exhibition, United States Embassy, Manama

March 2017, Bold Brush Painting Competition, Finalist, "Before the Party" Judge: Kathleen Dunphy

Sept 2016, American Women Artists National Juried Exhibition,  Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT, "Silence Falling Across the Marsh"

Sept 2016,  American Impressionist Society 17th Annual National Juried Exhibition,  Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA, "A Hat from Santa Fe"

April 2016, Back to the Garden, a national juried show, Ciel Gallery, Honorable Mention, Charlotte, NC, "California Dahlias"

Aug 2015,  Arts in Embassies Exhibit - Residence of the U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain

May 2015, Art League of Hilton Head 2015 Biennial, Winner, Best of Show, Hilton Head, SC, "Channeling Edith Wharton"

 

April 2015, American Women Artists Spring Online Exhibition 

 

April 2014, Providence Art Club Nationwide All Media Juried Exhibition, Providence, RI, Bradford F. Swan Award for Oil Work

 

Nov 2012, American Women Artists' National Juried Show, K. Newby Gallery, Tubac, AZ

 

SELECT EXHIBITIONS

Oct 2019,    "A Celebration of American Women Artists," Providence Gallery, Charlotte, NC

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Impressionist Society, Signature Member

Oil Painters of America, Associate Member