Artist Talk | Anne Garney

The oil paintings showcased here are from travels across the U.S and abroad. I’m obsessed with traveling and always excited to see what awaits around the next corner.

While visiting Costa Rica, carrying my easel, paints, and canvas, I hiked a rocky trail down to this secluded waterfall each morning over three days, enjoying the beauty of the water rushing by while I painted. In Monterosso, Italy, I would ride the train a short distance from Riomaggiore each morning to paint this iconic seashore scene - then spend my afternoons reclining on one of those inviting beach chairs. While participating in Glacier National Park’s Plein Air Event in Montana, I enjoyed painting the incredible drama of the Sacred Dancing Cascades waterfall framed by the mountains. Savannah offered the charm of painting The Mercer House from one of its historic squares, where passing tourists and guides entertained me as I worked…