Nan and her Gang

My work is layered, figurative and portrays an ambiguous space where interior and exterior reality merge.

I observe the physical and emotional space around individuals, fascinated that our minds shift seamlessly between various physical, virtual and emotional realities.
Intrigued by these blurred boundaries, I play on the border between dream and reality, strength and fragility, control and abandon.

This painting is about Nan and her gang and my belief that the best way to grow old, is to choose your friends well!

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Anna-Carien is a figurative artist based in Sydney where she lives across bushland with a handsome environmental planner, three boisterous boys, and a menagerie of wildlife destroying her precious garden. She honed the skill of hanging art straight through numerous solo and group exhibitions across Australia, South Africa and abroad. Anna-Carien takes joy in the messy alchemy of oil paint, the dirty abandon of charcoal, and secretly filling sketchbooks with drawings of strangers

"My work is figurative, layered and whimsical. I focus on light and movement, playing on the border between order and chaos"