Anna Canfield
Davenport, Washington
Watercolor and charcoal artist exploring realism around Eastern Washington and beyond
MessageAnna (Canfield) Ruparel (b. 1988, Rochester, MN) studied at the University of Minnesota Duluth prior to her move to Washington state, where she currently lives and works. As an independent artist, Anna utilizes charcoal and watercolor to press pause on moments of life, as a way to say we are here. She is content to work in her home studio in a sleepy, rural town and observe the world around her.
Statement
Guided by instinct, I capture real moments in time, translating them into art that resonates with intimate and personal experiences.
Along with deeper considerations of our humanness, I am finding a renewed breath in expanding my mediums, combining more freely, and loosening my grip.
I’ve been gathering seeds of inspiration, leading to projects in larger scales and a greater depth of savory detail and energy.
The intersecting themes that inspire me come from daily actions that are foundational to being human; we nourish, we contemplate, we come together.
The act of creating helps me explore and understand existence, provides peace, hope and a means to express the soulful depths of human experience.
I have a deep fascination with the commonalities in human behavior, and find great value in the examination of themes that connect us across cultures.
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