Ann is a long time resident of Rhinebeck and has been painting and drawing for the past 26 years. She remembers finding a deep sense of peace in her first simple drawings in elementary school. Years later when she worked in Detroit as a boycott organizer for the United Farmers, the need to create banners, posters and leaflets inspired her to take the challenge and begin her journey as an artists. She started formal art training in Detroit.

After receiving a Masters Degree in Social Work, Ann practiced full time while raising her 2 children, but in the last six years she has chosen to focus exclusively on her "first love", art. She has continued her training with several artists/teachers in Dutchess Co. and is a member of the Tivoli Artisits Co-op and Barrett Art Center.

Ann has always loved nature - its color. light and energy. In all her work - landscapes, still life, figure drawings and portraits, the goal is to illuminate the mystery of a single moment.