Oh... hi there. This is my first (and last) post of 2023, and it's a big one, so I hope you're curled up with a nice warm beverage and a comfy chair! This year got away from me, but there was a ...
https://artworkbyannarose.blogspot.com/2023/12/adjusting-expectations-autism-art-and.html
"The Dance Between Seasons," 24x18", oil on linen panel, 2022 "The Dance Between Seasons" is the first truly quiet painting I’ve made this year. It conveys a sense of rest and introspecti...
https://artworkbyannarose.blogspot.com/2022/11/between-seasons-turning-inward.html
Once in a while, we artists need to get out of our studios and re-ignite our creativity with a bit of carefree adventure. I've written about many the solo trips I've done in the past (like Moab ,...
https://artworkbyannarose.blogspot.com/2022/10/painting-oregon-coast-september-2022.html
I’m sharing a personal post today, and not necessarily art-centered (although really it’s ALL related). So bear with me! Yesterday I successfully completed a 75-day challenge called “75 H...
https://artworkbyannarose.blogspot.com/2022/07/75-hard-days-of-summer.html
Last month, I was honored to receive two awards for my painting, "King of the Wild Things," at the 31st Annual Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition and Convention. Not only was my p...
https://artworkbyannarose.blogspot.com/2022/07/gold-medal-winner-for-king-of-wild.html
"Taking Flight" - 30x24" - oil on linen (2022) by Anna Rose Bain In these past ten weeks since Christmas, I have completed seven paintings… almost eight. That's a lot. And they weren't ju...
https://artworkbyannarose.blogspot.com/2022/02/being-over-acheiver-is-overrated.html
Ahhhh... Moab! I do love my solo trips to the desert. Seriously. If you've been following me and my work for a while, you already know that the desert is my happy place. In the past few years...
https://artworkbyannarose.blogspot.com/2021/11/moab-arches-and-canyonlands-plein-air.html
I've already posted this new painting on social media but in today's post, I'd like to share a bit more the story behind it and also some of my painting progress shots. While my son finally g...
https://artworkbyannarose.blogspot.com/2021/09/new-painting-child-will-lead-them.html
Last week our family of four took a 2400-mile round trip spring break vacay to San Diego! This was our first big trip since Everett was a baby, and we had some idea of how it might go but knew th...
https://artworkbyannarose.blogspot.com/2021/04/new-places-new-inspiration-oh-and.html
I thought I’d follow up my last post by sharing some of the positive results of having spent some time in the desert. Recently I listened to the “Three Day Effect” on Audible. I highly rec...
https://artworkbyannarose.blogspot.com/2021/01/what-happens-when-you-get-unstuck.html
Three years ago, I fell in love with the desert. I took a solo weekend trip to western Utah, and became utterly mesmerized by the abstract patterns in the rock formations and the rich colors of t...
https://artworkbyannarose.blogspot.com/2021/01/hitting-reset-desert-wanderings.html
On November 29, 2020, a beautiful soul left this world. His name was Amos Roe, and he was my high school piano teacher. He was also my mentor and friend. It’s been almost 20 years now since my...
https://artworkbyannarose.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-man-who-loved-cats-and-jazz-music.html
"Candle of JOY" - 12x12" - oil on Artefex copper panel Luke 2:19 “But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.” Hello again, world... it's been a while. I have lots ...
https://artworkbyannarose.blogspot.com/2020/11/madonna-and-child-painting-on-copper.html
Anna Rose Bain's Art Blog
https://artworkbyannarose.blogspot.com/2020/05/painting-peonies-with-anna-rose-bain.html
After two months in quarantine, which I’ve experienced by going through pretty much all the stages of grief, you could say I’ve finally arrived at acceptance. Trying to make good use of t...
https://artworkbyannarose.blogspot.com/2020/04/quarantine-and-stages-of-grief.html
Anna Rose Bain's Art Blog
https://artworkbyannarose.blogspot.com/2020/04/portrait-fundamentals-with-anna-rose.html
Yesterday I went to the grocery store. I had been dreading it all week. I knew the toilet paper would be long gone (thankfully, my Amazon shipment came a week ago, before the panic started). But ...
https://artworkbyannarose.blogspot.com/2020/03/how-coronavirus-is-affecting-artists.html
"Child of Spring" 24x12" oil on linen 2020 Finalist in the Portrait Society of America International Competition I got the call last week. Having been a member of the Portrait Society for so...
https://artworkbyannarose.blogspot.com/2020/03/child-of-spring-finalist-in-22nd-annual.html
This is an art blog. It’s also a blog about personal experience, parenting, and life. Once in a while, my posts are more about life than they are about art, but I think the two are inseparable...
https://artworkbyannarose.blogspot.com/2020/02/through-valley-of-death-and-back.html
Okay, that pun has already been way overused, but I couldn't help it. Everyone is talking about it: the start of a new decade. So much has happened in the last ten years! I went from being a worl...
https://artworkbyannarose.blogspot.com/2019/12/2020-vision.html
Hey Internet. Sorry it's been so long. There's a lot of exciting stuff going on here, but for today I'm going to share some of the things I've learned the hard way. I've probably mentioned this...
https://artworkbyannarose.blogspot.com/2019/11/on-enneagram-doing-things-hard-way-and.html
Each summer for the entire month of June, I drop everything to create paintings of my favorite flower, the peony. I'm not sure how it became such an obsession of mine. I suppose it started when...
https://artworkbyannarose.blogspot.com/2019/07/peony-painting-frenzy.html
A week ago, I returned home from my tenth Portrait Society of America conference. Each one has been unique and wonderful in its own way. This year, unlike years past, I was there not as a beginni...
https://artworkbyannarose.blogspot.com/2019/05/a-weekend-away-portrait-society-of.html
At the start of the year, you may have seen lots of "ten year challenge" posts all over social media, where people post photos of themselves from ten years ago alongside a photo of themselves n...
https://artworkbyannarose.blogspot.com/2019/01/this-ten-year-challenge-thing-has-me.html
With the craziness of the holidays, I took a few weeks off from "New Color Monday", but I'm excited to share the latest in my adventures with color. Today I'm focusing on a couple of Michael Har...
https://artworkbyannarose.blogspot.com/2019/01/new-color-monday-mh-cobalt-violet-light.html