About the Artist
Anne Torry-Ballou
Lives & works in West Falmouth, MA
Anne Torry-Ballou is a self-taught painter of neo-classical impressionist works in acrylic paint. Her technique includes photographing the subject, sketching the work on the surface in paint, and developing the completed painting in the studio through layering of colors. Subjects are landscapes, seascapes, and flowers. Anne’s paintings are sold in shows, private studio sales, and through referrals. Commissioned work can be requested.
Artist’s Statement
Whether a flower, a mountain, the sea or a tree, I am always awed by the natural world. In my paintings I try to interpret the light and color, the emotion and energy of a moment in nature.
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Education
Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT – Bachelor of Arts
Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, NY – Associate of Arts
Silvermine School of Art
Awards
1996 - Award of Excellence, Manhattan Arts International
1997 - Award of Merit,
Manhattan Arts International
Selected Exhibits/Shows
2013, 2014 - Members Show,
Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cotuit, MA
2011, 2015 - Juried Summer Show, Falmouth Arts Guild, Falmouth, MA
2007 - 2009
Pequot Library Arts Show, Southport, CT
APW Gallery, World of Imagination Vol.2 Show, Long Island City, NY
2000 – 2004
Solo Show – A Collection of Paintings by Anne Torry-Ballou,
Fairfield, CT
The Nature Discovery Center Shows, Westport, CT
Annual Burr Homestead Art Shows, Fairfield, CT
Community Cooperative Nursery School Art Show, Rowayton, CT
The Connecticut Graphic Arts Center Monothon, Norwalk, CT
1995 – 1999
Solo Show - New Landscape Paintings by The Artist – Tazza, Fairfield, CT
Westport Art Center Annual Members’ Open Shows, Westport, CT
The 67th Annual Connecticut Women Artists Open Juried Show, New Haven, CT
Annual Burr Homestead Art Shows, Fairfield, CT
Solo Show - Exploring Tranquility through Light & Color, Stamford Town Mall, Stamford, CT
The Nature Discovery Center Shows, Westport, CT
The Artisan Festival at Oliver Nurseries, Fairfield, CT