Merrimack River Painters

 

I DRAW,

I PAINT,

I DO PRINTMAKING

BY Ann Saunderson

I was born and raised in Lexington Mass. and now live in NH with my husband of nearly 50 years.

Our two sons are well on their way with wives and children, and we are settled in a new house on our 110 acre farm that we’ve been banging away at for 45 years.

After 35 years of teaching art, to everyone and all ages, mostly high school students, I now make art pretty much full time.

I work in oils, charcoal, ink, mixed media and collage and I’m a printmaker too!

I have been really lucky to work with Sigmund Abeles, Dorothy Caldwell, Bill Flynn, Harry Callahan, Michael Mazur, and

Leonard Raguzeous.

These artists have influenced me in surprising ways.

I also love Richard Diebenkorn, Henri Matisse, George Bellows, John Constable’s clouds, Dorothy Caldwell’s stitches, Ai Weiwei’s courage and Eric Aho (OMG…for being Eric Aho!) I am influenced by them all and so many more.

I graduated from RISD with a BFA in Painting. It was a long time ago, but I learned so much that I carry with me.

Since the 1980’s I have exhibited in solo, and group shows, as well as juried exhibitions in galleries and museums in New England.

My work is full of contradictions.

I love color but often work in black and white…maybe with a hint of pink or lime green.

I live in rural NH but often my work references urban landscapes.

I love painting outside but most of my finished work comes out of my studio.

I think LARGE but often work small.

Images come out of the ether…or maybe it’s dreams.

I am very curious. About everything…really!

That’s my excuse for being all over the map.