Annie Wildey
"Morning Wave II" oil painting of a cresting wave in green and blue ocean water, 2010-2018
"At the shore I am reminded to be present. It provides a place for contemplation and …
Annie Wildey is a British painter and printmaker whose subjects are the weather and its effects on various landscapes. Wildey’s paintings feature images of rolling landscapes in fog, snow-laden roads, and the tides on beaches and rocks. She has also made a series of urban landscapes depicting underpasses and bridges in New York, wanting to capture the “accidental environments comprised of structural voids between supporting columns and girders.” In printmaking, Wildey favors monotypes, and works exclusively in a monochromatic palette so as not to detract from the impact and essence of her images, as she describes. As a result, these monotypes tend towards gestural abstraction.
"At the shore I am reminded to be present. It provides a place for contemplation and reflection. I identify with the strength and vulnerability of the ocean when a storm is brewing or passing, when the surf is up, when the fog looms or is lifting, when the horizon is obscured, or the sky begins to clear, I find …
Annie Wildey is a British painter and printmaker whose subjects are the weather and its effects on various landscapes. Wildey’s paintings feature images of rolling landscapes in fog, snow-laden roads, and the tides on beaches and rocks. She has also made a series of urban landscapes depicting underpasses and bridges in New York, wanting to capture the “accidental environments comprised of structural voids between supporting columns and girders.” In printmaking, Wildey favors monotypes, and works exclusively in a monochromatic palette so as not to detract from the impact and essence of her images, as she describes. As a result, these monotypes tend towards gestural abstraction.
