© Ann Squire
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With previous generations of her family steeped in the farming life, it is perhaps not surprising that Ann Squire grew up surrounded by a motley collection of animals. Drawings of a beloved pit rescue pony and a variety of other animals perpetuated a desire to pursue art as a career. With few opportunities available at that time, Ann turned to nursing, enjoying almost 30 years in that field, before fate decreed a new pathway!
Suffering depression after surgery in 1996. Ann turned again to Art, discovering its therapeutic qualities not only lifted the debilitating effects of the illness, but ignited the long- felt desire to draw and paint ... and a new career! Ann's favourite subjects are wildlife and horses, with forays into coastal scenes prompted by the beautiful Dorset coast close to home.
Although Ann has used most mediums in recent years she has been challenging herself using colour pencil.
Ann exhibits with Four Seasons Art at Exbury Gardens, the Society of Equestrian Art, UKCPS and the Society of Feline Artists. She has had work selected and hung in the Pastel Society, The Society of Women Artists, the David Shepherd Wildlife Exhibition London, The National Exhibition of Wildlife Art Liverpool, and St Barbe Museum Lymington.
In Addition to painting Wildlife, Equestrian and coastal scenes. Ann has been commissioned to paint murals for the Creation Research Centre Australia. Each Painting depicts animals or plants found alive today with their fossilized ancestors or dinosaurs in various situations.
Society Achievements
Signature Status 2024
UKCPSO Signature Status 2023
2009 - Voted Amateur “Wildlife Artist of the Year” by Wildscape Magazine.
Finalist in the BBC Wildlife Artist of the year.
2013 - Painting awarded Best Acrylic Painting in the National Exhibition Of Wildlife Art Liverpool.
2014 - Painting shortlisted in the prestigious David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the year was highly commended.
2015 – Article in Visual Language Magazine U.S.A on the atmospheric light in her paintings.
2018 - A painting of Fossils was awarded best Acrylic at Ringwood Art Society Summer Exhibition.
2019 - A tiger colour pencil portrait was awarded best in show by members and guests at the private view.
2021 - A portrait of a bear was accepted and hung at the UKCPS Gala Exhibition in London.
2022 - Ann was invited to be an associate member of the Society of Feline Artists and exhibited a portrait of a Lion in their London summer exhibition.
2023 - A painting of two heavy horses in full tack was awarded Highly commended in the UKCPS Inside the Lines Exhibition.
2024 - A painting of a basket of pears was short listed into the last 100 in the S.A.A Artist of the year and awarded Highly commended.