Ann is an award winning artist living in upstate New York's Adirondack Mountains.  Born in Louisivlle, KY, Ann began traveling and living throughout the United States at the age of 18.   After completing a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Central Oklahoma, she and her family moved to Denver, CO where Ann began to focus on her painting and fell in love with the western landscape.   Even though she lives in a beautiful part of the country, where plein air painting is a challenge almost any time of year, Ann also spends time painting on the coast of Maine and throughout the Southwest.   

Ann's approach to the landscape is to simplify as much as possible in order to create the strongest paintings.  "I want my viewers to know how I felt about a place when I painted it.  I'm not trying to copy what I see nor am I interested in lots of detail.  I want to suggest a subject with the buildup of paint and exciting brushstrokes."

Museum Exhibitions

Rockwell Museum, Perspectives of the American Experience, American Women Artists, Corning, NY 2018

Artists for the New Century, Invitational, Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT 2017

Tucson Desert Art Museum, Tucson, AZ 2017 American Women Artists, Under A Vast Sky

National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, OKC, OK 2014, Small Works Great Wonders

Booth Museum of Western Art, Cartersville, GA 2014American Women Artists, Prevailing Winds

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ 2013  American Women Artists, Visions of the West

Frederick Remington Museum, Ogdensburg, NY 2013

Events and Awards (selected)

Oil Painters of America, 27th Annual National Exhibition, Steamboat Art Museum, Steamboat Springs, CO

Oil Painters of America, 26th Annual National Exhibition, Eisele Gallery, Cincinnati, Oh 2017

American Impressionist Society, 17th Annual National Exhibition, Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA 2016

Oil Painters of America, 25th Annual National Exhibition, Southwest Gallery, Dallas 2016

Outstanding Landscape, American Women Artists National Members & Juried Show, Bennington, VT 2016

Award of Excellence, Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional, Eisele Gallery, Cincinnati, OH 2016

Award of Merit, OPS Southwest Salon, Southwest Gallery, Dallas given by Marc Hanson, Juror, 2016

Silver Medal, Master Signature, American Women Artists National Exhibition, Bonner-David Galleries, Scottsdale, AZ 2015

Award of Excellence given by Quang Ho, Paso Robles Signature Invitational 2014

Award of Merit, OPS Southwest Salon, Southwest Gallery, Dallas given by Marc Hanson 2016

Award of Merit, OPS Southwest Salon, Southwest Gallery, Dallas given by Phil Starke, 2015

Award of Merit, OPS Southwest Salon, Southwest Gallery, Dallas given by Jill Carver, 2014

Award, Randy Higbee 6" Squared, Costa Mesa, CA 2013

Honorable Mention, Light on the Land, Davis & Blevins Gallery, Saint Jo, TX 2013

Honorable Mention, Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters, Teton National Park 2013

First Place, Masters Division, Central Adirondack Art Show, Old Forge, NY

First Place, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Adirondack Juried Show

Second Place, Finger Lakes Plein Air Festival, Canandaigua, NY 2013 

Honorable Mention, Oil Painters of America Spring & Summer Online Showcase, 2013

Second Place, Outdoor Painters Society Online Show

Oil Painters of America Salon Show, Petosky, MI 2013

Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional, Annapolis, MD 2016, 2013

Randy Higbee 6x6 Gallery Show, Costa Mesa, CA 2013, 2012

American Women Artists, K. Newby Gallery, Tubec, AZ 2012

American Women Artists, R S Hanna Gallery, Fredericksburg, TX 2013

Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters National Paint Out and Show, Wild Spirit Gallery,  Pagosa Springs CO 2011

Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters National Paint Out and Show, Grand Teton National Park 2016,2015,2014,2013, 2012

American Impressionist Society, 12th, 13th & 14th National Exhibits 2016, 2015,2013, 2012, 2011

Outdoor Painters Society, Dallas, TX 2016,2015,2014,2013, 2012

Sedona Plein Air Festival, Sedona, AZ 2011, 2010

Grand Canyon Plein Air on the Rim, Grand Canyon, AZ 2010

Affiliations 

Master Signature Member, American Women Artists and Past President

Signature Member, Oil Painters of America

Signature Member, Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters

Signature Member, American Impressionist Society

Signature Member, Outdoor Painters Society

American Society of Marine Artists