About Anna
"Nothing compares to the ultimate joy I feel when someone takes pleasure in my work and appreciates the process I used to accomplish it".
- Anna Kern
Growing up on Long Island, New York, Anna's love of art began very early in life. At a young age, her surroundings gave her the inspiration to put crayon to paper, and thus began her artistic journey.
She now works from her studio in the Pocono Mountains where she creates bold abstracts, lush florals and wildlife using oil, acrylic, watercolor and pastels.
Artist Statement
Where art is concerned there is no limit to my experimentation. I love to paint! My studio is my private paradise and constant reminder of my passion for creating art. I paint almost every day and feel cheated if I miss a day. Oil and acrylics are my mediums of choice. My love for experimenting with new ideas, techniques and materials define my artistic style. I have a compelling interest in abstraction, bold design and fine detail. I accomplish this with the use of natural fibers, handmade papers, oriental papers and gauzes. I use several different gels and mediums to create texture.
Part of my inspiration comes from the world around us and the many photos I take on my travels. In a city skyline I see and abstract, in a flower garden I see a multi dimensional painting.
Sometimes a simple spontaneous sketch can take me on a creative journey that takes on a life of its own with every brush stroke.
ACHIEVEMENTS & AWARDS
2020
Merit Award for "CREATIVE QUARANTINE I", Waterway Art Asssociation, Calabash, NC
Honorable Mention Award at "Abstracts Matter" gallery exhibit for "NEW BEGINNINGS II".
Invitation Only, "Abstracts Matter", Raleigh, North Carolina
2019
Merit Award, Waterway Art Association, Calabash, North Carolina
2018
Blue Ribbon Award, Gulf Shores Art Festival, juried, Gulf Shores, Alabama
2017
Solo exhibition, Marty Campbell Gallery, Pensacola, Florida
Featured artist in Art Scene, Pensacola News Journal, Pensacola, Florida
Invitation Only, Coral Gables Country Club Art Exhibit, Coral Gables, Florida
2016
Featured artist in Potential Magazine, Pensacola, Florida
First Place, Art in the Park, juried, Foley, Alabama
Upstream People Gallery, online art show, juried, University of Nebraska
River Road Art Show, juried, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Invitation Only, Coral Gables Country Club Art Exhibit, Coral Gables, Florida
2015
Solo exhibition, Baptist Hospital, main and satellite campus, Pensacola, Florida
Fairhope Annual Art Festival, juried, Fairhope, Alabama
Mattie Kelly Festival of the Arts, juried, Destin, Florida
Festival of the Arts, juried, Destin, Florida
41st Annual Festival of the Arts, juried, Orange Beach, Alabama
31st Annual Art Festival at Thornebrook, juried, Gainesville, Florida
2014
Invitation Only, Coral Gables Country Club Art Exhibit, Coral Gables, Florida
3rd Place, Homosassa Wildlife Park, Homosassa, Florida
"Rising Sun" featured in Amelia Island magazine, Amelia Island, Florida
Exhibited in Gallery East Art Center, Belleview, Florida
2013
Appleton Museum of Art, juried exhibition, Ocala, Florida
Naples Art Festival, juried, Naples, Florida
Dillard's Department Store, in store art exhibition, Ocala, Florida
Florida Hospital, commission for permanent collection in corporate office, Winter Park, Florida
Spring Arts Festival, juried, Santa Fe College, Gainesville, Florida
Great Gulfccoast Art Festival, juried, Pensacola, Florida
2012
Solo exhibition, Freedom Public Library, Ocala, Florida
Art exhibition, Citrus County Courthouse, Inverness, Florida
Great Gulfcoast Art Festival, juried, Pensacola, Florida
Pensacola Museum of Art, juried, Pensacola, Florida