ARTIST STATEMENT

A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Ann began painting watercolors in 1989 after she become aware that her creativity had been "sorely neglected."  A Marriage and Family Therapist by profession, Ann considers her painting to be her therapy.  Although she has had no formal training in art, she has attended numerous workshops and is a member of the Kentucky Watercolor Society.  She won awards in locat and regional watercolor exhibits and twice she had paintings accepted in Aqueous, a national juried exhibition sponsored by the Kentucky Watercolor Society.  Three of Ann's paintings were selected in 1997, 1998 and 2000 for a promotional calendar representing Watercolor Societies from fove states.

Ann Lawson Adamek is a Louisville, Ky. native who creates watercolor paintings and Sterling silver

jewelry with real flowers set in casting resin.  As a result of having three of her paintings accepted in Aqueous, a national juried exhibition sponsored by the Ky. Watercolor Society, Ann has achieved the status of Signature Member of the Ky. Watercolor Society.  She is an Exhibiting Member of the Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen, and Artist Member of the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft.  Her work is exhibited at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea in Berea, Ky., and at the Ky. Museum of Art and Craft in Louisville, Ky.  Ann's paintings have been on exhibit at the Corner Cafe, Louisville, Ky. since 1991.  Her paintings and jewelry can be viewed and purchased through her website, www.kentuckyartists.com/annadamek.                                                      

Ann says “ the process of watercolor painting is a journey of self-discovery. As I become more familiar with the limits and possibilities of watercolors, so I discover the limits and possibilities in myself that have been hidden to me. The challenge and the delight for me is to allow watercolors to ‘do their own thing’, yet have some semblance of control over what they do. I want my paintings to invite emotional connections - - - with oneself, with Nature, with all of life. I have always loved the concept of interconnections. Often, inspiration for my paintings has evolved from a particular quotation, and I am fascinated how one creative form can lead to another. This inward journey is a prime motivation for my painting, and I hope others will also find in them a source of continuing discovery and connections.”

                                                                                                                          Ann Adamek, KWS                                                 

                                                                                                                        Louisville, Ky.  40222                                                

                                                                                                                              (502)425-1736