About this user
Anne Vanderlaan (pronounced Onna) is a multicultural interdisciplinary artist with a Bachelor of Science degree in painting and drawing, and a Masters in fine Art from Goddard College. Anne was the president of Southwest Artists of Florida. She has been on written about in various newspapers and has been on many television news stations for her community artwork. She has taught in a private school and also has her own Art school where she teaches all ages. Anne has been asked to judge many art fairs across the country and her knowledge of art history is exceptional. Anne has led tours though out Europe.
Anne works in various styles which range from realism, portraits, landscapes, still life, floral, to Abstract Expressionism, where she attempts to use sub-conscience territory as a form of language in her paintings. She loves working in both oils, acrylics, water colors, and intaglio.She is in Galleries across the United States and Europe.
I paint because of an inborn desire or instinct. I have a very large family, which I have taken care of by feeding the inward and the outward of the soul. Now I am reaching out to others to give them a painting that will relieve the mind and comfort the soul. I paint what ever comes from inside of me. I paint one or two paintings a day. I use brushes as a communicator to the canvas. The strokes capture the colors and bring forth positive energy to my canvas, so the paint becomes the words, which brings forth this positive flow of feelings. I prepare myself daily in meditation to present this creative expression to be expressed onto the canvas. There are too many negative influences around us. The painting will act a symbol for the body of comfort and reminds the viewer the importance of positive energy, and helps to push away those negative energies providing a spiritual sustenance for the soul.
Hometown
Los Angeles
Country
United States
Occupation
Artist, painter, jeweler, textiles.
Schools
Goddard College Masters in Fine Art
Union Institute & University Masters in Clinical Mental Health
Saybrook University In process PhD psychology
Interests
Painting. Doing workshops and murals in orphanages in third world countries.
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