People and Places of Inspiration
September 9th to October 3rd, 2015
Opening Reception: Thursday September 10th, 5pm to 8pm
Anne McCartney's second solo show emphasizing the significance of people and places in her artwork. Anne has found her travels especially inspiring. Her trips allow her time to step back and gaze at the world around her. Her paintings capture people who have inspired her art and details of places that have caught her eye; the light, the architectural detail, or the posture of a person. This bright series showcase special moments and all the things that inspire Anne while travelling.

Anne has had many solo shows and has participated in groups shows with the Society of Western Canadian Artists, Edmonton Art Club and others.  Her paintings hang in many homes across Canada, the United States and Europe.  Anne loves the freshness of watercolor and the commitment one needs to make to the page when starting. Anne's artwork is bright and inviting, full of subtle details and light. 

Well I think I can finally say spring is here, and I have a feeling that summer will follow close on its heels. As far as winters go, it wasn’t a bad one for us this year, luckily we were able to escape, and enjoyed a wonderful trip to Ecuador and it’s Galapagos Islands: oodles of inspiration with it’s diverse landscapes and lots of creatures willing to pose.
I am heading into summer busily painting for a solo show that will be held at the Daffodil Gallery in Edmonton in September. Very exciting for me! I am now incorporating people into some of my paintings, and I find them so much more engaging to paint, and I am hoping they will be just as engaging for the viewers to look at.
Some big news for me was my acceptance into the Transparent Watercolor Society of America’s 39th Juried Exhibition in Wisconsin… it took many attempts but I finally made it and am thrilled. I am even going down for the opening.

Have a great summer everyone, I hope it’s filled with good friends, family, and wonderful art!

2015! Hard to believe. Thinking back on last year I have good thoughts, it was a great year all around, lots of travel, good health and an upward slope when it comes to successes with my art career. 2014 brought publications in Splash 15 and a mention in Artist Magazine, lots of exhibitions including ones overseas, and teaching (most memorably to some wonderful children at a school in Guatemala). I look forward to the upcoming year and all the possibilities it might bring. I hope to reach my many personal/career goals such as increased gallery representation,  more teaching, and raise the medium of watercolour painting to the prominence it deserves.
Wishing you all a colourful, creative and compositionally correct new year! Happy 2015...