Ann Hardy
“I am a representational, sometimes quite impressionistic painter, who loves the privilege of getting to express myself visually through a painting.”
Ann Hardy is living life as fully and well as she knows how. For Ann, the joy of painting is in the process (journey) and not the destination. Growth in life and art is the most exciting thing she can think of. Her philosophy is to keep moving, but not in the direction that fear makes you move. You must be willing to risk and be at home in your own skin. For her it’s fun to be slightly eccentric. (And she plays that to the hilt) by painting in a 12 by 12 foot tree house.
Bio
In 1996, Ann Hardy, was named Woman of the Year for the Arts for the Ft. Worth, Arlington and Mid-Cities Area. Since 1994 she has won numerous local, regional ann national awards, including: 21 Best of Shows, 9 Grumbacher Awards, 43 firsts and second awards, and acceptance in 39 National Shows.
Ann painted in oils from 1969-1973 while living in Hurst, Texas. After moving to Colleyville, Texas, family life and the rearing of three wonderful children consumed most of her time. As her children matured she became a real estate broker and residential developer. She also raised and trained Arabian horses. Then, in 1993, at the urging of friends to follow her bliss she made the transition into full time painting in oil and watermedia (a new medium). Her primary focus is now in oil painting.
Her philosophy of life and painting is to live life accurately, consciously, fully, and responsibly. You must live the process with joy, not the product. This means take some risks; don’t seek the approval of others. Be at home in your own skin.
Ann Hardy is a member of the following art organizations:
Oil Painters of America Signature Membership
Texas and Neighbors Signature Membership
Southwestern Watercolor Society Signature Membership
Accredited Creative Artists Signature Membership
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS)
Outdoor Painter’s Society (OPS)
Work
Ann’s paintings reflect her broad worldview and her eye for detail. She is a realist painter in the old tradition, and while many of her paintings are still lifes the works are expressive and seemingly full of motion.
