Ann Lewis

Ann is a graduate of the Art Department at the University of California Santa Cruz. While at Santa Cruz she concentrated on serigraphs and life drawing. She participated in many group shows that combined student and faculty work. She lived in the Hudson River Valley for ten years where she was an active member of the Rockland Center for the Arts, participating in classes and shows. While in New York her interest turned to watercolor as a medium to capture the landscape. Back in California, Ann continued to develop her interest in figure work and landscape, exhibiting and selling work in the Bay Area. After moving to Fresno, she joined the Tuesday Group. She has exhibited at Plums and at City Hall. She has participated in juried shows at the Fresno Fair, the Madera Agricultural Show, the Blossom Trail and other local shows receiving recognition and awards. She joined The Door Art Gallery in 2001. She paints primarily in watercolor and oil and continues her interest in figure drawing.  Painting plein-air whenever possible, she loves to capture the beauty of the valley.