Annie Dickens
Annie Dickens grew up on a small farm where horses showed her the depths of relationships and life. Inspired by their beauty Dickens taught herself how to capture their likeness through watercolor. She exclaims, "My first horse Colonel taught me everything I know, how to love and live. He taught me how precious life is. Their way of life, movement, and light brings forth sensations. To get that emotion down on paper helps me open up. When I paint, it opens my spirit up. It turns me more into me, helps me find myself. All the other outside noises going on quiet. It’s a really special love. If it wasn’t for painting, I wouldn’t have a life." She won her first statewide art contest in 1962, in Hancock, New Hampshire, painting a horse named Freedom. She lives in Sandwich, grateful and inspired by the wildlife and beautiful nature. She refers to her technique as, "Controlled Chaos; I spray color and light, mixed with brush strokes and emotion, to create texture and depth."
Annie Dickens grew up on a small farm where horses showed her the depths of relationships and life. Inspired by their beauty Dickens taught herself how to capture their likeness through watercolor. She exclaims, "My first horse Colonel taught me everything I know, how to love and live. He taught me how precious life is. Their way of life, movement, and light brings forth sensations. To get that emotion down on paper helps me open up. When I paint, it opens my spirit up. It turns me more into me, helps me find myself. All the other outside noises going on quiet. It’s a really special love. If it wasn’t for painting, I wouldn’t have a life." She won her first statewide art contest in 1962, in Hancock, New Hampshire, painting a horse named Freedom. She lives in Sandwich, grateful and inspired by the wildlife and beautiful nature. She refers to her technique as, "Controlled Chaos; I spray color and light, mixed with brush strokes and emotion, to create texture and depth."
