Biography: Anne Stine

Artist Statement

My artwork expresses the celebration of nature and the renewal of life with the intention of drawing attention to the preservation of our planet. I want people to view nature through the eyes of a child, full of awe and wonder, to help recapture the often forgotten connection to Mother Earth.

Encaustic allows me to express the intensity, fluidity, and varied textures found in nature more realistically than any other medium.  By combining oils with encaustic medium, I am able to add a luminous and sensual quality to my work. Wielding a blowtorch and letting my creative intuition lead the way; I gouge, scrape, burn, and drip the wax into impressionistic images of landscapes, waterways, and other natural scenes.

 It is the unpredictable qualities of the encaustic process and of nature itself that really inspire me to push the limits of my medium and bring my subjects to life.

Step into the studio and experience my painting process from start to finish in this VIDEO.

Artist Biography

American artist Anne Stine is best known for her encaustic mixed media paintings that reflect an intimate, human connection with the natural world. She adds a contemporary twist to landscape painting by combining oils with encaustic beeswax medium, then fuses each layer using heat onto a wood panel. Visually, her paintings are lively and instantly recognizable, capturing the aesthetics of serene environments through her brilliant use of color and texture. “I want people to see nature through the eyes of a child, full of awe and wonder, to help recapture the often forgotten connection to Mother Earth.” After a career in arts marketing, Anne followed her long-time passion for painting, and now exhibits her work all over the world, including the permanent collection of the Museum of Encaustic Art in New Mexico.

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PRESS COVERAGE

• “The Studio Image Project”, Friend of the Artist, March 2021, Featured Art Studio, 
• “Paying it Forward. How Anne Stine’s Dreams of Becoming an Artist Came True”, by Shayda Windle, Middleburg Life, April 2020
• “Four Women Headline Near and Far Art Show”, by Melinda Gipson, Leesburg Lifestyle Magazine, January 2020
• “Translucence – Beeswax, Natural Resin, Pigment and a Blow Torch”, by Joe Motheral, Elan Magazine, June 2019
• “Working in Wax: the Art of Anne Stine”,  Loudoun Now, Get Out Loudoun, feature article, 3/8/19
• “How Artist Anne Stine Responds Positively to Changes in the Art World”, by Renee Phillips, The Artrepreneuer, Manhattan Arts International, November 2020
• How to Use Social Media as a Creative“, by Shayda Windle, City Lifestyle Washington, November 2020

PROFESSIONAL 

Member, Art Table, Washington DC, 2021

Founder, Purcellville Art Gallery, Purcellville, VA, June 2019 – April 2020

Founder, Purcellville Artisan Tour, 2018 to present

Marketing Director in the public and private sectors, 1988 – 2000

AWARDS

Award of Excellence, “Spirit of Resilience” Exhibit, Manhatttan Arts International, September 2020

Best in Show, “Journeys” Exhibit, Franklin Park Arts Center, July 2020

REPRESENTATION

Museum of Encaustic Art permanent collection, Cerrillos, NM, May 2021 to present

District Arts Gallery, Frederick, MD, Jan. 2019 to present

Manhattan Arts International Artist Showcase Gallery, NYC, May 2020 to present

Gallery 75, the Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA, July 2020 to present

EDUCATION

BA, Communications; Minor, Fine Art; Virginia Tech, 1984-88

Continued Fine Art instruction, Corcoran School of Art, Washington DC, 1990 – 92