Happy New Year from the Anderson Artists Guild
Thanks to members who shared photos of themselves at work or of their workspaces. You can see each artist's name by hovering your cursor over the photo.
Karen Powell: An Artist from Birth
New Anderson Artists Guild member was an artist from her birth outside Chicago, her interest only intensifying as her family moved to Ohio and then Pennsylvania for her dad’s work turning around failing companies. In eighth grade, her entry in a school art show was rejected because no one believed she had actually created it herself. But when she enrolled as an art major at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, one class stopped her: nude painting. “I would go up to the door, b
Diann Simms Has a Distinctive Viewpoint
Diann Simms was born in Texas where her father was stationed with the Army Air Force prior to his going overseas during World War II. After the war she and her parents moved to Atlanta where her father was a pilot for Delta Airlines. Later the family moved to Detroit, Michigan, where her father became the chief pilot for Ford Motor Company and Henry Ford II’s personal pilot. This afforded interesting travel experiences and connections for the whole family. Her interest in art
Ann Heard ‘Abstracts the Normal’
Long-time Anderson Artists Guild member Ann Heard was born and raised in Anderson. After high school, on a double date, she heard about training at the hospital and ended up with a 34-year career in the microbiology section of the laboratory. Her job involved looking at petri dishes and identifying micro-organisms. “We added discs to an agar growth medium,” she said. “Each disc was treated separately with an antiobiotic.” The resulting interaction helped doctors to know which
Vicki Mountz Loves the Natural World
Growing up in northeastern Ohio, Anderson Artists Guild member Vicki Mountz loved the outdoors. She has many fond memories of fishing with her dad, as well as hunting, hiking, canoeing and kayaking. That passion has driven her ever since. At the University of Akron, she majored in criminal justice. Her first job after graduation was as a watercraft officer for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. For four years, she had fun running patrol boats across the state for safet
