I have been an artist for most of my life. My mother always liked telling the story of when I was a young child and was asked what I wanted to be. I would reply: I want to be an artist and live in a grass shack on the beach. And so it goes.

In my life I have moved through many different phases. I have worked with oils, acrylics and pastels, I have painted, sculpted and built with many abstract materials, but art has always been a sideline. In the year 2000, my husband and I decided to jump off a huge cliff and start the next chapter in our lives. We gave up our jobs, sold our businesses and properties and moved from the city to a totally "Green" solar and wind powered home on 40 acres in Northern Arizona. We did this before "Going Green" even heard of. It was just a new adventure that we wanted to tackle. We immersed ourselves in the farm life, self sustained living and my dream of being a professional artist. For the next 6 years we owned a shop where we successfully sold antiques and my art. Unknowingly, the antiques brought in the next stage, the use and feel of antiques in my pieces. This added a whole new twist to my artwork. We have since closed the shop to allow me to focus fully on my paintings without distraction. I have been selling my paintings in shops and boutiques and thanks to the internet, am now selling my works worldwide.

I am self taught. I beleive that art is from oneself. I have created my style through my own journey of learning. I do not know the usual techniques and rules and truly beleive it is one of the reasons my art is so different.

Thanks for taking the time.....

Annie Lane

See all of my works @

http://www.yessy.com/annielane