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Anne Johnstone Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

American, b. 1957

Anne Johnstone‘s subject matter is her interior world. Her paintings and drawings are color dense and emotionally charged images about her inner life, everything from personal struggles to physical awareness to the world around her. Using acrylics and canvas collage on her paintings, she creates tightly knit compositions that vibrate with stilled energy. In her oil pastels, layered color takes on hard-to-define hues, while shapes bulge, defining space with both humor and determination. Her drawings combine crayon and gouache with pencil to create psychological dramas. Her style is most akin to abstract expressionism, with bold brush strokes which scribble and drip and declare themselves here for the action. She often uses a glazing medium to enhance the transparency of her colors, making visible the history of color application. “I am drawn to imbalance and asymmetry in my work. I seek to bring attention to those qualities while creating solid compositions.”

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Artist: Anne Johnstone
"Flat Screen TV", Abstract, Beige, White, Yellow, Blue, Brown, Oil Pastel
By Anne Johnstone
Located in Franklin, MA
Anne Johnstone’s abstract oil pastel titled, "Flat Screen TV", features a central rectangular frame outlined in beige, white, and yellow lines. Inside, blue hues from sky blue to ind...
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2010s Abstract Anne Johnstone Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Pastel

"Landscape, Aprés Dalì", Abstract, Brown, Purple, Turquoise Blue, Oil Pastel
By Anne Johnstone
Located in Franklin, MA
Anne Johnstone’s 22 x 30 inch abstract oil pastel titled, "Landscape, Aprés Dalì", features organic, biomorphic shapes in muted earthy tones against a vibrant turquoise backdrop. Flu...
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2010s Abstract Anne Johnstone Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Pastel

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