Anne Siems
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Suddenly While Reading
Plant Tattoo Drawing I
Anemone Hat
Book and Card Drawing
Insect Lover IV
Membrane Drawing
Weaver Drawing III
Yellow Helmet
Bloom
Juniper
Floating
Face I
Cosmic Medusa
Knowing
Rays
Weaving
Circle Drawing
Doily/Dark
Double Doily
Droplets
Face IV
Emotion II
Fall Tree
Field Post
Singing Finch •
Dornroeschen
Bird and Boy
Suddenly While Reading, 2011
mixed media on paper, 30x22 in unframed , $2000
Plant Tattoo Drawing I, 2011
mixed media on paper, 30x22 inches unframed, $2000
Anemone Hat, 2011
mixed media on paper, 30x22 in unframed , $2000
Book and Card Drawing, 2013
mixed media on paper, 50x38 inches unframed, $2500
Insect Lover IV, 2011
mixed media on paper, 30x22 in unframed , $2000
Membrane Drawing
acrylic on paper, 40x30 inches unframed, $2500
Weaver Drawing III
acrylic and graphite on paper, 44x30 inches unframed, $2500
Yellow Helmet , 2017
acrylic on panel, 14x14 inches, $1900
Bloom, 2017
acrylic on panel, 14x14 inches, $1900
Juniper, 2014
acrylic on panel, 60x60 inches, $12500
Floating , 2015
acrylic and collage on paper, 50x38 inches, $3200
Face I, 2015
acrylic on clay panel, 24x18 inches, $3200
Cosmic Medusa, 2017
acrylic on panel, 48x48 inches, $8500
Knowing, 2017
acrylic on panel, 36x24 inches, $6200
Rays, 2017
acrylic on panel, 40x30 inches, $7200
Weaving, 2017
acrylic on panel, 36x36 inches, $7200
Circle Drawing
acylic on paper, 27x31 inches unframed, $2000
Doily/Dark, 2017
acrylic on panel, 48x48 inches, $8500
Double Doily, 2017
acrylic on panel, 36x36 inches, $7200
Droplets, 2017
acrylic on panel, 40x30 inches, $7200
Face IV, 2016
acrylic on clay panel, 24x18 inches, $3200
Emotion II, 2016
acrylic on panel, 30x24 inches, $6000
Fall Tree
acrylic on panel, 60x48 inches, $11500
Field Post, 2012
acrylic on panel, 24x18 inches, $3200
Singing Finch, 2012
acrylic on paper, 30x22 inches unframed, sold
Dornroeschen, 2012
acrylic on panel, 30x24 inches, $6000
Bird and Boy , 2010
acrylic on paper, 50x38 inches unframed, $2500
About the artist...
Take a virtual tour of Siems' 2017 show here.
Take a virtual tour of Siems' 2014 show here.
Great studio visit and interview with Anne Siems here.
"By adopting 17th and 18th-century American folk motifs, Seattle-based Anne Siems' portraits and still lifes emit a haunting awkwardness. With rosy cheeks, haunted gaze and flattened features, Siems' highly stylized figures inhabit a dreamy colonial landscape. As the world itself seems frozen in time, the transparent figures float in the foreground, forever youthful and mysterious. The delicate patterning found in traditional embroidery is the main element used to define their clothing. A thick application of paing, at times intentionally crackled to create the effect of an aged surface, emphasizes folk painting and faux antiquity. Siems' paintings 'borrow backwards' with a refreshing whimsy and off kilter grace, participating in the currect revival of 'old, weird America.' "
In 1991 I moved from Berlin, Germany to Seattle after finishing my MFA at the Hochschule der Kunste Berlin. While in Berlin I had a large studio and worked on large –scale, room filling drawings of semi-abstract organic shapes. In Seattle, I had a small desk and a little bit of wall space. I started working on waxed found paper (mostly newsprint and paper bags) using pen, ink and acrylic paint. The imagery became more precise. Multiple delicate images overlapped in a sketch like manner, with usually one large central form dominating the final composition.
At present, I continue with my interest in the human figure and the attributes that surround it. These attributes reflect something about the being without giving a specific narrative. Ideas about life and death, sensuality, sexuality, nature, experiences in the realm of dreams, psyche and spirit are my ongoing topic. A lot of inspiration for these pieces stem from my ongoing love for the art of the European Masters, Early American Folk Art, as well as vintage and modern photography.
Visit artist's website - www.annesiems.com