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See "Sad Monkey Rock" Saturday Nov 7 on Ann McCann's Front Porch (Art Walk EAST)
November 2, 2026
See "Sad Monkey Rock" Saturday Nov 7 on Ann McCann's Front Porch (Art Walk EAST)
November 2, 2026
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November 2, 2026
Ann McCann at the Current Lakewood Library Art Exhibit
October 28, 2026
Ann McCann at the Current Lakewood Library Art Exhibit
October 28, 2026
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October 28, 2026
"Yellow Tree" by Ann McCann 8 X 10" Plein Air Oil
October 27, 2026
"Yellow Tree" by Ann McCann 8 X 10" Plein Air Oil
October 27, 2026
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October 27, 2026
Ann McCann's Home (5917 Palo Pinto Ave) is on Art Walk EAST 11.7.26 from 11 am - 6 pm
October 19, 2026
Ann McCann's Home (5917 Palo Pinto Ave) is on Art Walk EAST 11.7.26 from 11 am - 6 pm
October 19, 2026
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October 19, 2026
Sneak Preview of the Dutch Art Gallery Show Starting Saturday October 3
September 21, 2026
Sneak Preview of the Dutch Art Gallery Show Starting Saturday October 3
September 21, 2026
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September 21, 2026
"At the Top of the Road" by Ann McCann 9 X 12" Watercolor
September 17, 2026
"At the Top of the Road" by Ann McCann 9 X 12" Watercolor
September 17, 2026
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September 17, 2026
Ann McCann at the 2026 Southwest Watercolor Society Show, University of Texas @ Dallas, Richardson until October 3
September 9, 2026
Ann McCann at the 2026 Southwest Watercolor Society Show, University of Texas @ Dallas, Richardson until October 3
September 9, 2026
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September 9, 2026
Vacation in a Vase by Ann McCann 9 x 12" Oil
August 30, 2026
Vacation in a Vase by Ann McCann 9 x 12" Oil
August 30, 2026
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August 30, 2026
SOLD Valley House Iris by Ann McCann 18 X 24" Oil
August 18, 2026
SOLD Valley House Iris by Ann McCann 18 X 24" Oil
August 18, 2026
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August 18, 2026
"Siberian Iris Streams" by Ann McCann to be in the 2026 Southwest Watercolor Society Show
July 22, 2026
"Siberian Iris Streams" by Ann McCann to be in the 2026 Southwest Watercolor Society Show
July 22, 2026
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July 22, 2026
Pink Crape Myrtle 8 X 10 Oil by Ann McCann ©2015

Pink Crape Myrtle 8 X 10 Oil by Ann McCann ©2015

Crape Myrtle, the unofficial state flower of Texas.....8 X 10" Oil by Ann McCann

July 06, 2015

These trees bloom all summer here in Texas, hot pinks, lilac and magenta.

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Wisteria Bridge 5 X 7 Oil by Ann McCann (c) 2015

Wisteria Bridge 5 X 7 Oil by Ann McCann (c) 2015

The wisteria were blooming when we painted in Monet's garden in Giverny, France....

July 01, 2015 in Landscape Paintings

I painted a series of paintings in January about my trip to Monet's garden in 2012.

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Tags: palette knife painting, Ann McCann, Wisteria painting, Monet's garden
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Beach Relief by Ann McCann (c) 2015

Beach Relief by Ann McCann (c) 2015

Beach Relief. When you just need some time on the beach...... Oil by Ann McCann

June 29, 2015 in Landscape Paintings

Sometimes you just need to have some beach time.

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Tags: palette knife painting, Beach painting, ann McCann
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Crepe Myrtle Fantasy 11 x 14 Oil by Ann McCann ©2015

Crepe Myrtle Fantasy 11 x 14 Oil by Ann McCann ©2015

Crepe Myrtle Fantasy..........................11 X 14 Oil by Ann McCann

June 24, 2015 in Landscape Paintings

Our beautiful crepe myrtles bloom throughout the heat of the summer.

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Tags: palette knife painting, Ann McCann, Crepe Myrtles
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Queen Anne's Lace 12 x 16 Oil by Ann McCann ©2015

Queen Anne's Lace 12 x 16 Oil by Ann McCann ©2015

Lacey Queen Ann flowers in a meadow by the harbor...... 12 X 16 oil by Ann McCann

June 22, 2015 in Landscape Paintings

I started this painting several years ago and then put it down. 

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Tags: palette knife painting, flower painting, Ann McCann
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Red Rock Country (c) Ann McCann 2015

Red Rock Country (c) Ann McCann 2015

Abiqiui, the home of Georgia OKeeffe and mouth dropping rock formations... by Ann McCann

June 17, 2015 in Landscape Paintings

This was painted at the "Ampitheater" rock formation across the highway from Ghost Ranch.

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Tags: palette knife painting, Ann McCann, Southwest painting
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Coneflowers 8 X 10 Oil on  Linen © Ann McCann 2015

Coneflowers 8 X 10 Oil on  Linen © Ann McCann 2015

Cone flowers are everywhere in my garden...... by Ann McCann

June 15, 2015 in Flower Paintings

Pink cone flowers have taken over my front garden.

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Forsythias 16 X 20 Oil by Ann McCann ©2015

Forsythias 16 X 20 Oil by Ann McCann ©2015

Yellow Forsythias sing with the red and blue purples in the vase and stems.......

June 12, 2015

The painting of early b looming forsythias is somewhat quiet, but the purples and yellows harmonize together in a lovely way.

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Party Time by Ann McCann ©2015

Party Time by Ann McCann ©2015

Party Time on the Riverwalk.... 11 X 14 Oil by Ann McCann

June 10, 2015 in Landscape Paintings

This is a night scene on the Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas.

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Tags: palette knife painting, colorful contemporary landscape, Riverwalk, Night painting, Texas painting, ann McCann
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Amazing Azaleas 10 X 20 Oil by Ann McCann (c) 2015

Amazing Azaleas 10 X 20 Oil by Ann McCann (c) 2015

There are amazing azaleas in the spring here. They practically glow in the dark.....

June 08, 2015 in Flower Paintings, Landscape Paintings

Amazing Azaleas 10 X 20" Oil by Ann McCann (c)2015

This is a plein air painting that I did with a brush and then finished with a palette knife in my studio.  I loved knifing on the thick pinks.......

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Tags: palette knife painting, Landscape Paintings, Azalea painting, Flower Paintings
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View of Pienza by Ann McCann 9 X 12 Oil ©2015

View of Pienza by Ann McCann 9 X 12 Oil ©2015

Can you imagine having this view every day? A medieval Tuscan town....

June 05, 2015 in Landscape Paintings

This was the view we had everyday from our villa in Tuscany, the medieval town of Pienza with its golden brown brick buildings and orange tile roofs. 

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Tags: Tuscany, ann McCann, Italian landscape
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Snow Shadows 8 X 8" Oil by Ann McCann (c) 2015

Snow Shadows 8 X 8" Oil by Ann McCann (c) 2015

The sun was shining on bright white snow. It was both hot and cold.........

June 03, 2015

It was a  beautiful sunny day in Connecticut right after Thanksgiving. 

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French Lavender Abbey 9 X 12" Oil by Ann McCann (c) 2015

French Lavender Abbey 9 X 12" Oil by Ann McCann (c) 2015

Rows and rows of lavender. And the smell is divine................

June 01, 2015 in Landscape Paintings

A medieval abbey in France (Senanque) surrounded by lavender fields.

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Tags: lavender, Ann McCann, France, colorful contemporary landscape
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Abstract Daisies 8 x 8 Oil by Ann McCann ©2015

Abstract Daisies 8 x 8 Oil by Ann McCann ©2015

Looking at these daisies makes me smile.................... Abstract Daisies by Ann McCann

May 29, 2015 in Flower Paintings

Daisies are happy flowers. 

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Tags: Ann McCann, palette knife painting, Flower Paintings
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