Please join Anna for First Friday at Botanic and Luxe from 4pm-7pm on 2/7. Anna will be showcasing some original work as well as offering live portraits during the event. $20 per portrait. Here is a bit about Anna:
I earned my Bachelors of Fine Arts from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and moved to
Santa Cruz after college in 2010. Being originally from Southern California, I was
taken aback with how beautiful the area was. There’s only so many places
where you can go to the beach and redwoods within minutes.
I have usually specialized in portraits, but I wanted to challenge myself to be
more loose with my work and not get caught up in the meticulous tiny details
that most of my portraits entailed. With my little watercolor notebook, I found
landscapes were a perfect place to start and luckily I happen to live in an
inspiring area. I spent time driving around and capturing images from popular
sites to little hidden gems around Santa Cruz. I love working with vibrant and
muted colors, so I first placed down the high flow acrylic of pinks, yellows
oranges. From there I used a mix of watercolor and gauche to layer my
landscapes, while still letting the bright acrylic peek through. While most of my
work are places you may recognize from around Santa Cruz, you will see work
from places I have traveled to as well.
Currently I continue to paint landscapes, realistic watercolor portraits, live
painting for events, teaching workshops and am working on illustrating a
children’s book. When I’m not creating, I work as a Registered Dental Assistant
for an orthodontic office, am working out doing kickboxing, dancing, trying n
things like taekwondo, and am spending time with friends, my husband, son and
orange cat, Noma. Life is ever changing and I’m always exploring how I can