About

Originally from the North West of England Ann became a full time artist in 2021 when she moved to Cornwall.

Ann is an artist who uses traditional and modern materials to create vibrant, contemporary paintings and hand-finished, limited edition, fine art prints. Her painting are semi-abstract in style and capture the emotions that resonate from mood, place and feeling, most recently around the Cornish coast and moorland. 

Artist’s statement

Drawn to the extraordinary in the everyday, I am inspired by the possibilities of creating a painting that takes the viewer beyond a representational image and into an interpretation of it using abstraction of shapes and shading.

Through my painting I am looking to capture a unique mood and sense of a place, be it in landscape or still life, and by looking beyond the obvious to portray the uniqueness of a subject by moving from direct observation to imagination.

Exhibitions and Events

February 20204
Bath Art Fair

December 2023
Christmas Open Studio, Krowji

October 2023
Royal Cornwall Museum Open, Spirit of Cornwall

July 2023
Tarpey Gallery Summer Exhibition

November 2022
Christmas Open Studios, Krowji

November 2022
South West Fine Art Academy Open Exhibition

September 2022
Royal Birmingham Society of Arts Prize Exhibition

July 2022
Tarpey Gallery Summer Exhibition

May 2022
Open Studios Cornwall

November 2022
Christmas Open Studios, Krowji

October 2021
Bath Society of Artists Open Exhibition

November 2019
Swindon Art Gallery Open Exhibition

November 2019
South West Fine Art Academy Open Exhibition

September 2019
National Trust Claydon House People's Landscape Exhibition












Blog

Ann Cracknell Studio

Making Marks

“Great thins are done by a series of small things brought together.” Vincent van Gogh. For me making marks is starting to paint without thinking.

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Bye Bye Summer

Bye Bye Summer

The seasons have crept up on us (again) here in Britain. We are enjoying something of an “Indian Summer” while the rich colours of Autumn start to appear.

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