About Anne

Anne is an exciting contemporary artist who was born in Ealing, UK, in 1941 and grew up in the New Forest. A mainly self taught artist who excelled in this subject at school, Anne went on to complete a Professional Development Course in Fine Art at the Kent Institute of Art and Design, and now has realised her ambition to become a professional artist with clients in the UK, Portugal, Corsica and as far afield as South Africa.

‘Colours and patterns are what excite me. In my work they are both inspiration and tools; i.e. in painting I focus on the pattern element and distort colours to create an effect that pleases me. I am also inspired by the idea of conveying a mood or a particular thought’.

Her pictures are abstract and semi abstract and she enjoys experimenting with different ideas and techniques. She usually paints with gouache and acrylics, liking the evenness and opaqueness of the gouache and the fun of having waterproof layers in the acrylic. For many years she has used collage in her work. She has used various papers and now uses scraps of thread and fabric, and also sequins and glitter, in fact anything that takes her fancy. A recent experiment was collaging mount board, which has given some of her work a raised aspect. Use of polyfiller and other texture mediums have added to this. In some other pictures she has used specially textured fabrics extensively, including lace.

Anne at her balcony