Ann Cohen ~ Painter: 2018

Saturday, January 27, 2018

Pink Cloud

I'VE NEVER PAINTED IN ABSTRACT and to be honest, I'm not sure I really understand it, but I know when I like it! Almost as an experiment I did this and I kind of like it and hope you do too!
I call this Pink Cloud.
Acrylic on Canvas 10 x 20

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Hi! I'm Ann Cohen and I graduated from Birmingham-Southern College with an undergraduate degree in Communication Arts. I have always enjoyed drawing, but it wasn’t until I took a color theory class at Alabama A & M University under Bill Nance that I began to see and mix colors anew. I have gone on to enjoy painting sporadically for many years as I raised my daughter and pursued a career in Real Estate.

It was through a move from Huntsville to Birmingham, Alabama in 2015 that I took a necessary break from my real estate business and began painting in earnest. In 2016 I joined the Mountain Brook Art Association and participated in my first art show that spring.

Two days before a trip to Portland, Oregon in 2016 I woke up with an inspiration to paint a Mondrian influenced bicycle. I just HAD to get it finished before my husband, Dale and I left town, lest I forget that dream image. That has led to many more bicycle paintings which are among my client favorites.

Dale and I live in a wonderful 100-year-old house in Birmingham’s Highland Park community. We have four beautiful grandchildren, three of which were born in 2016. We also have two indoor cats, Percy and Lily, and two outdoor strays--Callie and Sylvester. Painting my own cats has led to a love of painting birds, animals, and beloved pets of others.

I enjoy painting in both oil and acrylics, as each medium lends itself toward a different approach and effect, and this keeps my creativity active!

I'm an observer of light and color, and when I die I hope to have a smudge of paint on my face or hands so my Creator will know just how much fun I've had playing with His colors here on earth!

My work can be found at www.anncohenartist.com and on Facebook @anncohenartist