"God must have painted my genes - the artist in me has always been there. As a young student I was blessed with teachers who recognized my talent and helped me to develop it. I paint what moves me. Whether its water, skies, flowers, landscapes or people . . . Most often its color and light and the way Mother Nature orchestrates herself that is my inspiration. The same goes for my passion for gardening. I like to then organize, compose and capsulize for that "Yes" feeling . I know I've gotten it when it works for my heart and my eye. I love color-the bolder the better- just like when I used to play piano- my favorites were the big sound of Rachmoninoff or a bold Chopin scherzo. I like diversity, its what keeps life exciting!!!"
Ann Coleman
437 Maple Drive
Whitingham, Vermont. 05361
802-368-7090
A student of art from an early age, Ann Coleman did her degree work at Salzburg College, Austria, the Salzburg Art Academy and Skidmore College where she received a BS in Studio Art. Since that time Ann has focused primarily on watercolors and pastels; her works have been displayed throughout the eastern U.S. A resident of a small community in southern Vermont, Ann indulges in other passions: skiing, sailing and flower gardening, which naturally show up as subjects of her vibrant paintings. Her works include an impressive array of finely detailed portraitures done in watercolor. Ann is always open to discussing new ideas for commissioned works.
Education
Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
BS, Studio Art
Additional studies:
Salzburg College, Salzburg, Austria
Salzburg Art Academy, Salzburg, Austria
Additional interests
Member of: Vermont West River Artists, Vermont Pastel Society, Keene NH Art Association, New Hampshire Pastel Society.
Ski Pro, gardening, sailing, cycling, mountain biking, windsurfing, swimming, photography.
Exhibits
Artist Guild of Manchester, VT
Art in the Round Barn, Waitsfield, VT
Arts & Fine Craft Festival, Stratton Mt., VT
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, NH
Gallery 100, Saratoga Springs, NY
The Painted Fish Gallery, Dunedin, FL
Spectrum Gallery, Wilmington, NC
Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, VT
Hays Gallery, Brattleboro, VT
NorthWind Artisans Gallery, Woodstock, VT
Roseate Creations, Wilmington, VT
Classic Framers, Westerly, RI
The Finer Line Gallery, Mystic, CT
Haystack Art on the Mountain, Wilmington, VT
Albright-Knox Members Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Frank Winfield Gallery, NY, NY
Amherst Public Library, Amherst, NY
Hayloft Gallery, West Dover, VT
Brattleboro Public Library, Brattleboro, VT
Ithaca Yacht Club, Ithaca, NY
KAOS Gallery, Wilmington, VT
Art on the Green, Glastonbury, CT
Cortina Inn, Killington, VT
Basin Harbor Club, Vergennes, VT
Birch Forest Gallery, West Dover, VT
John McLeods Design Center, Wilmington, VT
Skidmore College Permanent Collection, Saratoga Springs, NY
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, Bennington, VT
Art on the Mountain, Wilmington, VT