When Kate and Valerie asked us to host this party and show, I was thrilled and honored. I’ve been a fan of Ann’s work since the moment I saw one of her watercolors. We first met when I was looking for merchandise for our yet-to-be-opened store. She was living in Claryville at that time, and I had a wonderful afternoon visiting her studio and chatting with her and her friends.
Bio — A Grahamsville artist, Ann Higgins is a former Liberty, NY teacher, a founding member of the Catskill Art Society, a signature member of the North East Watercolor Society (NEWS) and a renowned artist who continues to exhibit her work from the Adirondacks to Connecticut.
Ann’s multimedia works reflect her keen observation and love of nature. Whether in a landscape, a pet portrait or other subject, her skill and distinctive style are always a joy to behold. She has exhibited locally at the Liberty Museum, Catskill Art Society, and DVAA, in NEWS member and international shows and in every Audubon and Friends Too show as well.
Ann stays active. If she’s not at the gym, gardening or playing her piano, she writes the NEWSletter, takes walks with her cat, publishes a calendar of her drawings every year and still makes time to paint with friends every week. And those are just the tip of the artist’s iceberg! She continues to be a world traveler and to chronicle the vistas she finds on her journeys in her sketchbook.
Kate Hyden, one of the “Friends of Friday” a group of artists who gather regularly, says “there is no single thing that most endears Ann to her friends and her family, be it her wry sense of humor, her kindness, her generosity, or even that all-encompassing spirit of joy which infuses her work and touches all who meet her.”
The exhibit will be up from May 12 – June 10th.
