BTEC Foundation, BA. Design, Member of the RCA
Working from sketchbook studies and direct observation, Ann creates vibrantly coloured images, combining painting and stencil-based printmaking processes.
Her paintings capture the essence of play and taking the time to stand and stare and much of her current subject matter is developed from happy childhood memories of playing in the garden and on the beach, walking through bluebell woods, reading stories (the Princess and the Pea) picking and pressing flowers and playing with the contents of the button box. Spending time looking at aquariums and ponds or walking along beaches, often becomes the starting point for a new composition. Her first love is drawing and her shelves of sketch books bear testament to this, mostly in diary format, documenting her family and working life as a full time artist.
Layers of inks are applied directly to the picture surface using small hand-held rollers, allowing each layer to dry before adding the next. By wiping off areas that are not quite dry and drawing into the ink, hidden colours are revealed and the richness of the image is gradually built up. The finished pictures are usually referred to as Monoprints or Print-based paintings, and are all one-off, original pieces of work.
Her work is exhibited nationally and internationally in group and solo shows. Welsh Hospitals hold a large number of her works in their collection.