| Annie Loved to draw and paint at an early age,
and when she was just a little girl, Annie knew she wanted to grow up to be a painter. In high school she enjoyed her art classes and received some private art instruction after school as a teenager.
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| | In 1991, soon after the birth of her third child, Annie began to study the technique of watercolor at a local art league. Her instructor’s focus was on painting landscape, but from the beginning all Annie wanted to paint were clay pots of ivy and flowers.
Annie is best known for her rich watercolors of mossy terracotta pots and urns filled with ivy topiaries, flowering bulbs and blooms of all kinds. Along with her garden themed works of art, Annie’s fresh creative designs and images she paints today are licensed on all kinds of products for the home and garden.
If you look carefully you will find a scripture reference from the Bible tucked away in every painting. Annie says, ”Each verse from God’s Word, that I hide in my paintings, is like a treasure that must be found. Proverb 2:4,5 says about the Lord’s wisdom, “if you look for it as for silver, and search for it as for hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.” Offering my artwork to the public has been an exciting, wonderful, privilege, but I have a much greater desire. It is to share the Living Word, Jesus, with people everywhere, for He is a far greater Treasure than anything on Earth. By including a scripture in my artwork, I share with you a truth from God’s Word, and also, it is a way I can give each painting back to the Lord, God, who is the Greatest Artist of all!"
Annie has been married to her husband Ken for 30 years and they have 3 children. Christopher is 28, Daniel 26, and Joanna is 20. The whole family is very involved in a house building ministry in MEXICO. Ken began to develop the ministry 'ULBC CasaBuilders' about 10 years ago. For all of these years Ken has led monthly trips building homes for homeless families and churches for churchless communities, and today He focuses on building "Mi Casa Children's Home" in Tecate, Mexico.
In 2006 'ULBC Casabuilders' was given 5 acres of land to build 'Mi Casa Children's Home." This is a vision that God placed in Ken's heart, and as Annie and Ken pray continually for this project, they watch as the Lord faithfully unfolds His plan. Building began on this land in April 2007, and continues today.
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| "Since you are my rock and fortress, for the sake of your name, lead and guide me."
Psalm 31:3
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