Annie Drew : Original work

Annie lives in Devon and is an international wildlife artist of considerable reputation with pieces hanging in reputable galleries around the world.

Still in her early thirties, Annie has already had a successful career as an artist for over 15 years. By the age of 22 she had already put together a solo exhibition and had produced a sell-out show. Annie has exhibited alongside some of her art heroes including Pip Mcgarry, Tony Forrest, and Steve Burgess.

“One of my ambitions when I first started” she says “was to produce work that didn’t require paragraphs of annotation – rambling written work to explain, describe and sum up your piece of work. I’ve always believed that if it has to be explained, it isn’t working. “Art that speaks for itself” became my goal and I like to think that I’ve managed it.”

Annie’s inspiration and passion comes from nature. She developed her up-close, detailed style of painting portraying the character of each individual animal, capturing their gaze, the brightness of their eyes and every strand of hair.

As Annie explains “Vincent Van Gogh said “It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should listen to.””