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Category Individual Artists
Name of Artist Anna Rose Bain
Country United States
City Dallas
Artistic Styles Realism , Romanticism
Subject Areas Children, Landscape, Portrait, Still Life
Art Media Oil paint
Artist's Website Paintings and Commissioned Portraits by Anna Rose Bain
Anna Rose Bain was born and raised in rural Wisconsin. Inspired by her grandfather, who started painting at the age of 70, she spent her free time as a child sketching from nature and poring over art books. Anna majored in art at Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, MI, and graduated magna cum laude, with departmental honors. She was the first in the school's history to have a solo senior art exhibit. She refined her education at the Florence Academy of Art in Italy, and since starting her own studio in Garland, TX, has continued to study her craft with fervor. Anna is a classical realist whose belief is that human beings are created in the image of God; thus, her goal for every portrait is to somehow paint of picture of Him. Anna strives to find a balance between the ideals of classicism and the accuracy of realism, so that the true essence of the subject is not lost. She says, “When I do a portrait I'm always searching for something beautiful and unique about that individual, and I try to bring it out. I see God's hand in all of His creation, and because He said that it was good, I feel that what I am conveying in my art should also be ‘good.’ That being said, some things that we paint won't necessarily be ‘beautiful’ by the world’s standards, but I still want my art to convey a sense of purpose and depth. I am captivated by those things that go beyond the surface, and I hope to convey this deep and abiding interest to everyone who sees my work.”