Anne's work is inspired by coastal landscape, particularly the Cornish coast, but also the car journeys through old mill towns and Lancashire villages that she took as a child. Anne's paintings seldom record a specific scene rather she seeks to capture a memory and sense of place.
As well as allusion to harbour and landscape, there is also a strong abstract element to the work. Images may begin with references to a particular place but during the painting process, when fine layers of acrylic are built up and stripped away, they become something else. Houses and shapes are painted over with delicate colour passages and textures reminiscent of stone and ceramic, leaving just an imprint of what was there before.
Anne was born in Lancashire in 1966 and grew up in the Derbyshire Peak District. On completion of a Fine Art Degree at Newcastle University she embarked upon several projects creating art work with adults and children with special needs.
Since she moved to London in 1995 Anne has focused on making and exhibiting her own work.
Selected Exhibitions
Shirley Crowther Fine Art
Porthminster Gallery, St Ives
New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham
Gallery Top, Derbyshire
Byard Art, Cambridge
Bircham Gallery, Holt, Norfolk.