About me.
Artist Statement
I am a realist painter who grew up in northern Montgomery County, Maryland north of Washington, D.C., on a dirt farm road named after my mom’s parents. The woods and creeks were my playground. I am attracted to landscapes that evoke memories of that time of my life. As I explore the local landscape, I find that contrasts in the natural and man-made world fascinate me. I am drawn to relationships between subjects: a winding road and fall leaves, chopped wood from a fallen tree and flower petals, the architectural lines of a bridge and the landscape around it, new and old, living and inanimate.
My work reflects both a love of the countryside and a reaction to the suburbanization of the land I have known for half a century. My grandparents’ farm is now a housing development but adjacent land is park land so I am still able to visit the woods and the creeks. My father’s parents both grew up on farms in nearby Frederick County. I remember trips to family landmarks and other points of interest important to my parents that are now important to me. While I miss my parents and grandparents I also enjoy observing, playing with, and moving on with the younger generations. A nostalgia drives me as I work. Even as the youth of those younger generations teaches me to enjoy life and do what is challenging and often rewarding, I am reminded of a broader time line in which all of our lives unfold and how the land changes around those lives.
Bio
Shows:
2023
The Gallery at Signal Financial See the Countryside in Downtown D.C. Paintings by Anne Brooner, Audrey Moog and Lori Myers Washington, D.C.
OAA at Benjamin Gaither Center in Gaithersburg, MD
Juror’s Award at OAA’s Annual Juried Show at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, MD
People’s Choice Award at Art League of Germantown 40th Anniversary Show at BlackRock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD
Master Artist Program Thesis Show at Strathmore Mansion, Bethesda, MD
2022:
Honorable Mention at OAA’s Annual Juried Show at Bohrer Park, Gaithersburg, MD
Olney Art Association ongoing Olney Library Exhibit, Olney, MD
Montgomery Art Association Paint the Town, Kensington, MD
Honorable Mention at The Artists of the Atelier at Brookside Gardens
Olney Art Association Benjamin Gaither Center
Art League of Germantown Shades of Spring Show
Olney Art Association Ranazul Resaurant Show
2021:
Art Directions: Charting Our Course Lyceum Gallery group show
Montgomery Art Association Paint the Town
Olney Art Association Annual Juried Show, Brookside Gardens
2020:
Olney Art Association Annual Juried Show
Olney Art Association, Pandemic Period: Art in the Time of Corona
2019:
Olney Art Association Annual Juried Show Kentlands Mansion
Olney Art Association ongoing Olney Library Exhibit
Art League of Germantown “Winter Glow” at BlackRock Center for the Arts
Art League of Germantown at Glenview Mansion, Rockville, MD
Olney Art Association Ranazul Resaurant Show
Art League of Germantown “Shades of Spring” Show
2018:
Olney Art Association Annual Juried Show, Kentlands Mansion
Olney Art Association ongoing Olney Library Exhibit
Art League of Germantown “Winter Glow” at BlackRock Center for the Arts
Olney Art Association, Brookside Gardens Show
Art Organizations:
2014-2023 -Member of Germantown Art League and Current Board Member
2013-2023 - Member of the Olney Art Association and Current Board Member
Education:
2020-2023 - Master Artist Program, Compass Atelier, Rockville, MD
1983 - BFA Virginia Commonwealth University, Communication Art and Design