Artist Biography

Anne Brawer Schwartz has exhibited her mixed media paintings in numerous group shows throughout Los Angeles County. In 2010, her work was published in the coffee table book "Santa Monica," featuring art inspired by the seaside city of Santa Monica, CA, published through Jeffrey Crussell Fine Art. Anne was recently honored as "Liquitex Artist of the Month," and she has received several awards for her work in various juried art competitions. Anne earned her Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design from the University of Oregon, and she also attended the Gemological Institute of America. Her background as a successful jewelry designer and gemologist informs her fine art painting.

Artist's Statement

Anne's recent body of work, Crystal Auras, features an alluring amalgam of terrestrial and otherworldly qualities. Her mixed media paintings are created with countless layers of potent earth-tones that permeate her sculpted surfaces. A primordial energy exudes from within the core of each painting, and the work feels as if it were spawned from a prehistoric cave wall, a segment or stratum of a familiar or distant terrain, or the glistening interior of a geode. Similar to her experience working with gemstones, Anne is adept at the manipulation of light to best enhance the natural energy inherent in her chosen pigment, additionally invigorated by her surfaces' intricate geography.