With a background in design, Anne Harkness gravitates towards subjects with a strong graphic image. Town scenes, chairs and telephone poles are among her favorites. 

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Growing up in a family of artists, Anne's mother was a painter, her grand- mother a sculptor and painter, her dad, an aspiring architect, one brother an architect and a photographer, with her other brother a builder and painter. Anne grew up in a home filled by paintings and lithographs by Picasso, Valmink, Utrillo, Renoir, Toulouse Lautrec, Andrew Wyeth, and present-day painters from around the world, such as Asoma, Jegart and many Japanese and French prints. As a child, Anne modeled for her mom and grandmother in their respective studios and a sculpture of Anne, by her grandmother, is now in her backyard.

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A native of Charlotte, NC, Anne Harkness is an alumnus of the Atlanta College of Art and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design from The Maryland Institute, College of Art. Her work as an art director in New York City for 15 years has impacted her style with a graphic aspect which can usually be seen in her paintings.  More recently, she has studied under Curt Butler. As a contemporary artist, Anne looks for a unique point of view and often finds some unexpected beauty in what many would consider an ordinary or unattractive setting.
 
Her pieces have been in national and international shows, galleries and museums. She has been featured in American Art Collector Magazine, Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine, as well as in International Artist Magazine, where she won 2nd place in their Abstract/Experimental Art competition. 
 
The elements Anne uses are line, shape and color to support her design focus. The principles that interest her are balance, rhythm and movement. 'Cause, "we gotta dance!" Her hope is that you will never tire of your travels through her paintings.
 

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