Artist Statement
For me, the beauty is in the imperfections, in the whispers, in the way the water quietly carries the pigment and in the almost-transparencies. My current work is about slowing down enough to see and appreciate the quiet beauty of how water settles. It is an exploration of fragility, and a lesson in the way things open to you when you sit quietly with them.
The hard edges and/or pencil lines bring clarity to those watery whispers. In each piece I incorporate a suggestion of order to help people more fully see what I am doing with the paint and water, how I am respecting what they do, and how I am partnering with them rather than subverting them.
Like much of my work, this work is a statement on being female. The quiet looseness of the organic areas are a rebellion, a demand, asking you to pay attention to the depth and interest of the quietest passages.
About The artist
Anne Bedrick is a full-time resident of Palm Springs, CA who transplanted from New York in 2019. She is heavily influenced by the vast beauty and colors that surround her, and often marvels at the way that her work has transformed since moving here.
A self-taught painter, Anne creates lyrical abstract, often large-scale, compositions. Anne has had both solo and group exhibitions at a variety of venues across the country. Her work is collected internationally.
Anne is extremely active in the local art scene, helping bring awareness to the quality of artistic endeavors that exist in the area. Anne was one of four founders of Desert Open Studios, an annual open studio tour across the Coachella Valley. Additionally, she was the founder of the monthly art walk in the Perez Art District, where her studio is located.
Her gallery-fronted studio space, Anne Bedrick Fine Art, is open to the public Wednesday- Saturday 11am-3pm, on 4th Fridays from 4-7 for the Perez Art District’s monthly art walk, by chance, or by appointment. Anne loves to meet art lovers and speak about the work on display as well as to help collectors find the work that speaks to them and suits their home.
Contact anne@annebedrick.com
914-522-4127 with any inquiries.