ANN FLEMINGS - AVAILABLE ARTWORK
Tiny Dancer Series No.1
Acrylic on Canvas
20 x 20″
Framed by artist
$1,000
Tiny Dancer Series No.3
Acrylic on Canvas
20 x 20″
Framed by artist
$1,000
Tiny Dancer Series No.4
Acrylic on Canvas
20 x 20″
Framed by artist
$1,000
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Ann Flemings is a contemporary abstract painter living in Austin, Texas. She holds a BFA in graphic design and an MA in Sociology. An Austin resident since 2007, she consistently exhibits in the iconic Austin Studio Tour in Austin and is represented by Artworks Gallery and Art Direct Gallery both in Austin, TX, Envy Interiors in Baton Rouge, LA.
Her numerous juried group exhibitions include the 2022 and 2019 People’s Gallery exhibition at Austin City Hall, The Femme Abstract in January 2021 with Springdale Gallery in Austin, TX; Celebrating Women Artists with Alaris Gallery in Kansas City, MO in March 2020, and the 2016 Imagine exhibition at the Texas State University in Round Rock, Texas. Annually, she participates in the nationally acclaimed Round Top Art and Antique Fair at The Arbors and Saatchi’s The Other Art Fair in Dallas.
She is inspired by the community of artists that call Austin home and recently served on the board of Big Medium, the regions largest nonprofit for visual artists. Her working studio is located at Canopy where she is an active coordinator of the monthly Open Canopy studio events for the 75 artist spaces within the complex. A long-time professional fundraiser, she works part -time at a historical house museum to help fuel her art career.
ARTIST STATEMENT:
“I am an acrylic painter who creates contemporary abstract imagery. Mine is a world of color, intuition and wonder. Drawing upon heart-felt memories and ordinary moments, I am inspired to create images that reflect these feelings.
Working through the searching process of layering, excavating and revealing, I create multi-layered paintings that evoke a sense of peace and beauty. I start with a loose composition of shapes, transforming the piece through many stages. Balancing the physical act of painting with creative decision-making, I incorporate mark making and strive to maintain the energy of my first efforts. Staying true to these first efforts allows me to stay in touch with my most authentic work.
Some of the work on display at Art Direct is part of a body of work that included ponderous organic shapes drawn from memories of a languid afternoon on a rocky Maine beach. Smooth and well-worn by their time in the ocean, these rocks have a soft strength that I love to hold in my hands. The feel of the stones is soothing and their heaviness helps to ground me.
The imagery created from these memories has a softness and indeed a strength. Using soft shades, muted tones, juxtaposed with deep intense darks and even black, are blended to create a soothing, balanced visual. It has a subtle, yet powerful effect. At times it has the feel of an old world still life or a landscape feel, at others it is more geometric and staid. Sometimes this imagery shows up as a soft cloud, with many layers. I am excited to see how this body of work continues to evolve.”
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