"Anne-Marie is an accomplished watercolorist whose delicate works have wide appeal."
- Eileen Guggenheim, Ph. D., Chair, Board of Trustees, NY Academy of Art, 2013
“Anne-Marie’s paintings are so dreamy and beautiful.”
- Robert Wilson, Artistic Director Watermill Center, 2012
Artist's Statement:
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Working in watercolor, I have pursued different themes over the years. Initially, I created colorful flower studies, using a powerful wet-in-wet format. I was particularly impressed by Emil Nolde’s German Expressionist flower works, bolstered by his status as one of Hitler’s Generate artists. At one point, I noticed that the shadows my floral compositions were casting were more interesting than my recreations of them. This developed into a series of delicate, ethereal compositions in indigo. I experimented with various sizes of paper, working with positive and negative shapes. Simultaneously, I have been sketching figurative sculpture at the Metropolitan Museum, often in the company of artist friends. From those efforts, I have been teaching myself to paint portrait busts. I am particularly inspired by Francesco Clemente and his tour de force use of watercolor in portraiture.