I consider myself a painter, but work in 3 different mediums: Painting (primarily oil and acrylic paintings), monotype prints, and ceramic tiles. Essentially my work is the same theme, but expressed differently due to the difference in mediums. My subject manner is the human figure, and abstract landscapes. I have been drawing the figure since high school, and I work directly from a live model.

My landscapes come from places that I travel to paint each year. They are of specific places, but with minimal colors and shapes they are more emotional rather than factual in content. I have an affinity for minimal landscapes, which I attribute to growing up in the Midwest, staring out at farmland with a few lines and few trees. Over the past 16 years, I feel that my work has evolved into what I consider an abstract sense of time and place, and with it I aim to translate the sense of identity I feel with these landscapes that are both from my childhood and myself today.

French Landscapes: Since 1994 I have spent the month of September plein air painting in the Sancerre region of France. The paintings and ideas I produce in France are then part of my December Holiday Show & Sale at Studio 2507, but more importantly are the basis of inspiration for a body of work developed in my studio during the rainy Portland winters. This yearly sojourn to France, a beautiful place where I have some time to think and paint, has singularly been the most important thing I have done as an artist to develop my work.

Oregon Landscapes: Since 2005 I started a body of paintings and monotypes based on the landscapes around the Pendelton/Blue Mountain and Palouse area of Oregon and Eastern Washington. I work there at the wonderful and inspirational Crow's Shadow print studio.

Waterscapes: Inspiration for this body of work comes from a collection of waterways in the Pacific Northwest that are part of my life. They aim to capture beauty and mood of viewing often cloudy skies and the reflection of that sky on water.

All of my work is original. I have no reproductions. I welcome commissions, and my body of artwork translates well from very small to several feet in size and varied shapes.

Please feel free to call me directly 503 957-6800 or email me annie@studio2507.com to discuss or purchase artwork. My website is representative of current work, but is not limited to all work available.