Getting to Know Artist Anne Hamilton
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artforthesoul333@yahoo.com
Phone: 256 845 3398

I was born in 1939, in a rural area in northeast Alabama, where my family owned a
small farm. This pastoral setting provided me with the images I now use in many of
my paintings, especially landscapes. Instead of money with which to buy toys,
poverty supplied the fertile soil in which my vivid imagination flourished. My
paintings are expressions of the emotions that came from many of my childhood  
experiences as well as the many other experiences I have had.

When I was a small child I would climb onto my mother's lap and beg her to draw
pictures for me. However, when I was in elementary school I was discouraged about
pursuing art because, unlike the other boys and girls in my class, I could not color
within the lines. And even though I admire and envy artists who do obey the rules, I
still can't stay within the lines!

My style of interacting with the canvas and paints has taught me to love the abstract
and impressionism. In addition, I often produce non-objective works, including digital
paintings and collages. When I consider why my work is developing in this manner I
believe it is because the world is becoming so chaotic with me that I am escaping
into a more abstract world. Others might say this is a 72 year-old woman who is
entering her second childhood. I think it is a wonderful place to be!