Spirit Stronger Than the Sea's, encaustic, 30” x 24” x 1.5”
ANNE STINE
About the Artist
Anne Stine is best known for her encaustic mixed media paintings that reflect an intimate, human connection with the natural world. Her work is inspired by her deep passion for the essence of nature – its geometry, patterns, colors and textures. Ever since childhood, nature has been her sanctuary where she meditates on the spiritual bond she experiences when totally immersed in its beauty. It’s this deep personal connection and the childlike wonder of our natural world that Anne shares with others as motivation to cherish and preserve the environment. Her work, created using encaustic (beeswax mixed with damar resin), and oils mixed with cold wax, explores the powerful, fundamental need – mental, spiritual, and physical – human beings share for the natural world, and how reconnecting with nature can give a broader sense of community and of life itself.
Anne's process involves using a blowtorch to fuse each layer of encaustic paint to a wood panel, then carving, scraping, and melting the wax into semi-abstract representations of natural scenery. Her latest collection of waterscapes, titled "Call for Sweet Water," invites the viewer to plunge into the layers of mixed media hidden beneath the wax surfaces as a personal exploration of feelings and memories and what it means to them and their own journey in life.There are several paintings in this collection that represent local scenery in the DMV area, such as Harper's Ferry WV, Great Falls, VA and Washington DC.
After a career in arts marketing, she followed her long-time passion for painting contemporary landscapes. Her love of encaustic painting began in 2016, when she discovered the medium’s ability to add a lush luminescent quality and unique texture to her nature-themed paintings. Her work can be found in international solo and group exhibits, as well as public and private collections around the world, including the permanent collection of the Encaustic Museum of Art in New Mexico. Anne resides and teaches encaustic painting in Purcellville, VA.
Her first solo exhibition at Touchstone Gallery was Call for Sweet Water (November 2024).
Artist website: annestine.com ・Facebook: @annestinestudio ・YouTube: @annestinefineart ・Instagram: @annestinefineart
The River and the Sea Are One, encaustic, 16” x 16” x 1.5”
Love and Water Brought Back Her Strength, encaustic, 36” x 24” x 1.5”
Chasing Sunsets by the Bay, encaustic, 12” x 36” x 1.5”
On a Stranger Shore, encaustic, 24” x 18” x .5”
Time is a River that Carries Me Along, encaustic, 16” x 16” x 1.5”
Light Boats Sail Swift, encaustic, 24” x 30” x 1.5”
Liquid Tapestry, encaustic, 36” x 36 “ x 1.5”
I Would Love to Live Like a River Flows, encaustic, 24” x 18” x 1.5”