My earliest works took inspiration from my interest in poetry, spirituality and the beauty of the natural world. At 17 I received my first commissioned artwork. I look to the French impressionists: Monet, Van Gogh, and Chagall for inspiration.

I love the loose flow of watercolor and the spontaneity of acrylic. For watercolor paintings, I use the wet on wet technique. This technique entails applying thin layers of paint for a very diffused background, then I lay in the foreground with successively heavier pigments. My acrylic paintings start loosely at first. As the paint dries, I go into greater detail.

I will often pack up my plein air painting supplies and just sit in nature. I seek to understand natural light and observe the intricacies of nature. I also arrange still lifes in my studio, using flowers, fruits and objects to fill the canvas with the beauty of everyday items. Sometimes, I will also find and take photographs to use as foundations for later works.

For me, painting is a meditative practice. Through it, I can share the beauty, serenity and flow that I see in the world with others.

Annette Wolters

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Red Wild Poppies by Annette Wolters

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Sunset through Trees by Annette Wolters

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Red Poppies by Annette Wolters

Watercolour

Lost Coast by Annette Wolters

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Goldenrod by Annette Wolters

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Autumn Breakfast by Annette Wolters

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Fall Splendor by Annette Wolters

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Grazing in Graeagle by Annette Wolters

Acrylic painting

Catch and Release by Annette Wolters

Acrylic painting

Where the Wild Ones Grow by Annette Wolters

Acrylic painting

Barns and Cows under the sun by Annette Wolters

Acrylic painting

Reflections on Earth Day by Annette Wolters

Acrylic painting