Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Featured Monthly Artist at Sandy Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center

Fine Artist and Tualatin resident, Anna Lancaster, will be the featured monthly artist for December at the Sandy Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center and Gift Shop from Dec. 1st - 31st. Anna has named her exhibit 'Vibrant Color is Indoor Sunshine'. The artist will be exhibiting her original oil paintings and mixed media paintings. She also will have Giclee' reproductions and note cards available.

The artists' opening will be held during Sandy's First Friday events on December 7th from 5:00 - 8:00 PM.  Please join Anna Lancaster for her artist opening evening as you are taking in many of the festive, holiday events that Sandy businesses participate in during First Friday.

Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center
38963 Pioneer Boulevard
Sandy, OR 97055

Phone: (503) 668.4006
Hours: Monday - Sunday from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

For further information call, Karey Milne, Office Manager at (503) 668.4006 or contact Anna Lancaster.

Information will also be available at the Sandy Chamber of Commerce website - SandyOregonChamber.org and at the Sandy Chamber of Commerce Facebook page - Facebook.com/SandyOregonChamber

Ballet Folklorico Between Spring Showers by Anna Lancaster

Come see Anna's artistic development as an oil painter of realistic form with a contemporary flair.

Anna Lancaster was born in New Jersey and moved to Oregon in 1991, at the same time she made the decision to shift her career focus from graphic illustration and design to professional fine artist. She enjoys diverse styles of creative expression including portraiture, contemporary and plein air landscape, painting in oils. Anna has expanded her contemporary art to include vibrant mixed media using watercolor, soft pastel, oil impasto and acrylics. Anna identifies herself as a, “Beautiful Art Revivalist.” She markets her work under the auspices of her company, Anna Lancaster Fine Art. She has sold and exhibited in Oregon since 1995. Anna works and resides with her family in Tualatin, Oregon.

The artist’s vibrant contemporary portraits, landscapes, seascapes and still life reflect the influence of her Oregon experience. Anna was originally trained in traditional realism, a style which she often returns to for her commissioned portraits. The artist began developing her vibrant, highly textured style from her experience as a regular exhibiting artist of both Onda Galleries in Lake Oswego and on Alberta Street, Portland.

Her area gallery associations include exhibitions at such as the former Onda Galleries; Forever Art in the Pearl; the Gresham Visual Arts Gallery in Gresham where she has received this year’s Mayor’s Choice award for her mixed media piece Warm Gathering and the Juror’s Choice award for her oil painting Cannon Beach Evening Sentinels during the Gresham Arts Committee Annual Juried Exhibition.  Anna is also a member and regular exhibitor at the Emerald Art Center in Spring Field, Oregon.

She has regularly exhibited in area art fairs and festivals including, The Lake Oswego Arts & Crafts show at George Rogers Park, Willamette Festival of the Arts at Willamette Park, Tualatin Art Splash at the Tualatin Commons, the former Tualatin Studio Tour, Washington County Artist Studio Tour and the Christmas and Spring in the Country Bazaars at the Clackamas county Fair Grounds.

Recently, Anna has directed her observational painting skills as a member of the Clackamas County Plein Air Painters. She has fallen in love with many of the breathtaking scenic opportunities of the Oregon landscape including the spectacular views approaching Mount Hood and on the Oregon Coast. Participating in local plein air painting challenges and venues has become a regular discipline for the artist.



Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Walters Cultural Arts Center Exhibit & Reception

Anna Lancaster was one of the forty-one artists who participated in the 6th Annual Hillsboro Plein Air Competition this September, painting the landscapes of Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve, the city scenes of downtown Hillsboro and the scenic views of the Ardiri Winery & Vineyards.

Join us for an Artist's Reception and Exhibit at the Walters Cultural Arts Center on October 2 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM to celebrate the amazing works created during the competition. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres will be provided by Claeys Catering and Songwriters in the Round will provide an acoustic music showcase featuring instructors and staff from Five Star Guitars playing original compositions and telling the stories behind the music.

The exhibit will run through October 30.  The galleries are open Monday - Thursday from 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM, Friday from 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM and Saturday from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM.

The Walters Cultural Arts Center is located at 527 East Main Street, just two blocks off the MAX Blue line in historic downtown Hillsboro. For further information, call (503) 615.3485.

Below is a visual timeline of Anna's participation in the competition, from start to finish on her piece titled, Sentimental Reflections.

Anna Lancaster sketching thumb nails for painting

Day 15

Day 16

Day 18

Day 19

Final Result - Sentimental Reflections Hillsboro Jackson Bottom en Plein Air



Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Sentimental Sunset - Myrtle Beach SOLD

The interest for Sentimental Sunset - Myrtle Beach and Cannon Beach Sentinels was generated by the website.  My purchaser saw my exhibit at Sweetwater Farm Furniture, Googled me, saw those two paintings and purchased them.


Sentimental Sunset - Myrtle Beach : SOLD

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Spring Art Exhibition at the Purest Cafe

Anna Lancaster is participating in the Spring Art Exhibition at the Purest Cafe.  Those who love to visit Saturday Market in Portland, Purest Cafe is just 2 blocks from the Portland Waterfront.

Visit at 115 SW Ash Street, Suite 100, Portland, Oregon 97204
More info online at https://www.facebook.com/purestcafe.pdx?ref=ts

Drop that Pulls the Waterfall by Anna Lancaster