WELCOME TO ART WITH ANN
Everyone Has An Artist Within
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I believe there is an artist within each one of us that is waiting to be discovered.
You may have been drawing and creating for years, or perhaps you’ve always thought, “I’m just not artistic.” Maybe your creativity has been quietly tucked away beneath busy lives, responsibilities, self-doubt, or the belief that you simply weren’t talented enough.
This course is an invitation to change that.
It’s time to bring the artist out of hiding—to give yourself permission to explore, experiment, make mistakes, and discover what you are truly capable of creating.
Whether you are a complete beginner or an experienced artist looking to reconnect with your creativity, this is a place to learn without judgement and create without expectation. You’ll be encouraged to work at your own level, develop your skills, explore different techniques, and, most importantly, find your own unique creative voice.
Being an artist isn’t about being perfect. It’s about seeing the world differently, expressing what you see and feel, being curious, and allowing yourself to create.
Through these course, we’ll explore the foundations and possibilities of art while giving you the freedom to discover what feels right for you. You may surprise yourself. You may uncover abilities you never knew you had. And you may discover that the artist you thought was missing was there all along—just waiting for permission to come out.
It’s time to discover the artist within…let’s go!
Get to know me!
In this video I answer a handful of questions about me and about my art courses: who they're for, how they can help, and what I am most excited about. Give it a listen!
Course Offerings
RELEASE YOUR INNER ARTIST COURSE
Release Your Inner Artist takes you from the fundamentals of abstract painting through more advanced techniques across 10 modules, covering everything from tools, color, and composition to color harmony, finding your visual voice, and painting at a larger scale.
BEGINNER COURSE: 6 MODULES
INTERMEDIATE COURSE: 4 MODULES
The Intermediate course builds on foundational skills across four modules, helping artists develop a stronger, more personal abstract painting practice, from starting a painting and working with color to finding their visual voice and painting at a larger scale.
INDIVIDUAL COURSE MODULES
You can also purchase each of the 10 course modules individually, choosing exactly the topics you want to focus on, from beginner fundamentals like tools, color, and composition to intermediate skills like color harmony, finding your visual voice, and working on a larger scale.Â
About Ann
Just a hayseed from Oklahoma…that landed in California!
A hayseed from Oklahoma, I think not! My mother had other plans for me. She wanted me to be sophisticated, poised, and proper; she wanted me to be very well-mannered, and to have a belief in faith and family. These were all well and good, but the tomboy in me wanted nothing to do with that world; it would shout: “Let me out! Let me out!”
School was never my thing – I hated reading, math, and science – but I followed along the path that they had built. It led me to college, to a career, and to a family but – through a tragic yet magical twist of fate – the tomboy was released and ready to play!
Don’t get me wrong – I love to dress up, wear the nicest clothes, and go to swanky parties, but I equally love getting dirty, slushing around in paint, and just letting my arms fly free. There is nothing better than feeling the paint run between my fingers…it is pure joy. I also like to incorporate found objects into my work, like metal, cardboard, and shredded canvas; if it’s raw or recycled materials, it’s fair game. All of these items give my abstract pieces an urban aspect, and lend to that gritty tomboy style. I battle sometimes between the pretty and the gritty in my art, but revel in the chaos that moves my work forward – it’s electrifying!
It releases the rules and the limits, and I find that childish freedom – and that tomboy – that wanted out!
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