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Sep 8, 2025
Come Visit Ann McCann's Painting Studio!
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Aug 29, 2025
Texas Clashy Collage by Ann McCann 20 X 20" Oil
Aug 29, 2025
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Aug 14, 2025
"Almond Blossom Time" by Ann McCann Chosen for 62nd SWS Exhibition in Denton, TX
Aug 14, 2025
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Jul 30, 2025
Cardinal by Ann McCann Ink & Wash
Jul 30, 2025
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Jul 22, 2025
"Untamed Bougainvillea" by Ann McCann Watercolor & Ink
Jul 22, 2025
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Spots of Color in Jerusalem by Ann McCann Watercolor & Ink
Jul 21, 2025
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Jul 17, 2025
Jerusalem Landmarks by Ann McCann Watercolor & Ink
Jul 17, 2025
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Jul 15, 2025
Old City Sights by Ann McCann Watercolor & Ink
Jul 15, 2025
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Jul 3, 2025
"Olive Grove" by Ann McCann Watercolor & Ink
Jul 3, 2025
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Jul 1, 2025
Rose of Sharon in Celebration of my New Grandson!
Jul 1, 2025
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"Best Yet Rose" by Ann McCann 5.5 X 8.5" Watercolor

May 04, 2020

I am painting watercolors everyday and have probably done 100 roses. I like this one the best so far. Stay tuned for many more watercolor flowers.

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Ann McCann is in the "Coping with COVID-19" Online Show & Needs Your Vote

April 28, 2020

Please see this online show at the Dutch Art Gallery and vote for one of my paintings, either the “Blue Iris” or the “Bird Bath Garden.” The prize is based on a popularity vote by YOU! Thanks.

Here is the link to the show:

https://dutchartgallery.net/featured/vote-coping-with-covid-19-the-artist-perspective/

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"Primroses & Cornflowers" by Ann McCann 8 X 12" Watercolor

April 27, 2020

These pink primroses are blooming everywhere now in Dallas. My neighbor planted them with blue cornflowers and they are lovely together.

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"Grape Nehi Corona Iris" by Ann McCann 8 X 10" Watercolor

April 22, 2020

Remember Grape Nehi Soda? I remember it tasted wonderful, and these purple iris have the same grapey smell. Does that soda still exist?

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"Wet Poppies" by Ann McCann 8 X 12" Watercolor

April 20, 2020

This weekend I am working on wet in wet with watercolors. The results are more unexpected but surprising in a good way. I love the drips!

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"Violet Duo Corona Irises" by Ann McCann 8 X 10" Watercolor

April 16, 2020

My front yard is a mass of purple irises which might explain my fascination with them. Anyway, here is another one. I love the transparency of watercolors. You can see thru the flowers which is true of the real petals.

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"Lavender Corona Iris Quad" by Ann McCann 11 X 14" Watercolor

April 14, 2020

In this pandemic, I feel the need to create immediate art. Thus, I keep making watercolors, particularly irises and poppies. Check out the new area of my store “Watercolors” where I have posted these paintings for sale.

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""Poppies & Bluebonnets" by Ann McCann 9 X 12" Watercolor

April 10, 2020

I based this watercolor on a wildflower garden that I see on my daily corona virus walks thru the neighborhood. I think this would make a great design for fabric or wallpaper!

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"Blue Corona Iris" by Ann McCann 8 X 10" Watercolor

April 06, 2020

I am using this time in isolation to work with watercolors at least 1/2 of each day. I am usually still in my PJs when I start. Since the irises are so beautiful outside, I have been concentrating on them. Here is a blue/violet iris I saw on one of my daily walks.

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"Purple Corona Iris" by Ann McCann 9 X 12" Watercolor

April 01, 2020

In these days of confinement due to the corona virus, I have decided to focus on my watercolor skills. There are beautiful irises everywhere so I have started with them. Here is the first iris painting..

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"Bird Bath Garden" by Ann McCann 8 X 8" Oil

March 29, 2020

This is a lovely little garden near my house that I see on my solitary walks each day. The flowers are planted each year by grade school children. They are really lovely this spring, bluebonnets and poppies.

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"Cherry Cherry" by Ann McCann 11 X 14 " Oil

March 27, 2020

A friend of mine sent me images from the Dallas Arboretum and this was one of them. I loved the abstractness of it as well as all the lovely pinks. I had to paint it!

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"Big Bend at Sunset" by Ann McCann 12 X 16" Watercolor

March 23, 2020

This was the view from our B&B in Terlingua every morning and every night. It is burned into my brain.

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"Spring Fever II" by Ann McCann 12 X 16" Oil

March 20, 2020

Here is the 2nd painting I’ve completed of my birthday visit to the Dallas Arboretum in February. Red tulips are the focus though the daffodils and pansies are important too. Look how the turquoise in the leaves pops against the red tulips.

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