ARTIST STATEMENT

My paintings capture memories of travel, good times and the natural beauty all around me.   My collectors tell me the same thing- that the paintings remind them of places they have been or important people in their lives, especially sisters, mothers and grandmothers.  I like to paint flowers alone or flowers in the landscape, with thick paint applied with a knife and bright colors that jump off the page.

BIOSKETCH

Education/Training

I have been painting for over 20 years now, much of it plein air work.  I have participated in many international painting trips to Venice, Tuscany, Paris, Provence, Southern Spain and Israel.  I have painted in the lavender fields of Provence, by Monet’s water lily pond, along the Venice canals and the windmills of La Mancha.

Galleries

Dutch Art Gallery, 10233 Northwest Hwy, Dallas

Baylor Health Sciences Library, 3500 Gaston Ave,. Dallas

Awards/ Special Commissions

Painted the house portraits for the Vickery Place Neighborhood House Tour, Dallas

3rd Place Painting at the 2018 Lone Star Nature Art Competition, Texas State Fair

3rd Place Peoples Choice Award at the 2018 Self Portrait Invitational Show, Dutch Art Gallery, Dallas

Organizations

Artists of Texas (juried)

Oil Painters of America (juried)

Why I Paint

I am inspired by.................

Being outdoors,

The contrast of light and shadows,

Flowers, beautiful hues and color surprises,

And the juxtaposition of opaque and translucent layers.

I want to capture....................

What I felt like when I was there,

Impressions not the details,

And how the scene could be even lovelier.

I value....

The process of painting more than the result,

Being in the "zone" where the painting flows,

Thinking of nothing else,

And being high on art.

I want to.................

 Delight viewers with my art,

Create something to look at again and again,

And leave my mark on the world.

(c) 2020 Dr. Ann McCann