We at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop want to celebrate our visual arts friends this summer with a peek into their work or studio spaces on Instagram. We are curious about the spaces and rituals that give rise to creation. Do folks leave home to go work in a studio, or clear a corner of the kitchen table? Is the creative space a physical one, or perhaps a set of tools that signal it’s time to make art. Read the full length features and follow us on Instagram @chawindc to meet and learn about some of our favorite, local artists.
This week we’re featuring CHAL member Anne Albright.
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1. In a few sentences introduce yourself.
I live in Bethesda, MD with my husband Dan Earman. We have one daughter who lives in Charlotte, NC. I retired four years ago after spending 35+ years in the IT industry.
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2. Briefly describe your work and/or artistic process.
I prefer to paint from my head and imagination rather than a still life or photograph. I LOVE putting water on paper and dropping watercolor pigment into the water to watch it move around and do what it wants. I first studied watercolor in 2012 at a workshop in Cortina, Italy through my alma mater, The University of Georgia. I’ve been studying ever since!
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3. What is your favorite art supply at the moment? Or tell us about a happy accident in your studio.
I’m currently taking a class in experimental drawing using water soluble graphite. I’m totally enamored.
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4. Describe your studio space.
This is the table where I do my small acrylic pieces in my studio at Wheaton Arts Parade, Wheaton, MD. I keep my watercolors at home so I can paint at 10 o’clock at night if the mood hits. On the wall is my version of caladiums and a piece I did using corrugated cardboard. The paintings on the easel have been made into cards.
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