Anne paints what catches her eye and heart in nature…flowers, birds, trees, fields, and water.  Every Painting has a story.

Anne Hempel creates all her work on hand-crafted wood panels that her husband, a biologist, builds for her. Most people describe her work as making them feel happy and light, more connected to nature.  She applies multiple layers of thickened acrylic paint creating an impasto style that reflects light and adds expressiveness to the painting. She uses glazes and washes in between layers to build rich color and highlight the texture.  Her process evokes a time-weathered patina. The canvas being wood makes the perfect surface for using a palette knife and various tools to carve into the wet paint creating a kind of three-dimensional sculptural rendering.

“Listening to music that moves me while I paint is a must and weaves its way into every painting. I am fearless when it comes to experimenting with color and texture, my technique is always evolving.  I live in a swampy, heavily wooded area with trails and boardwalks leading to endless natural vignettes that offer inspiration.  Occasionally I like to hide a song lyric in a nest or embed a treasure found outdoors (a leaf, wing, feather, etc.) in a painting to capture my love for music and nature in my work.  I fall in love with every painting I create, at least for a moment, feeling pure joy. I hope that comes through to the viewer. ”
– Anne Hempel

Anne graduated from Florida State University. She has been a full-time artist for over 15 years. She is married and has a young daughter. She taught elementary school, English in Japan, loves being outdoors and volunteers in her community.

Her juried competitions, shows, and distinguished works that Anne has participated in include:

• Cover of Tallahassee Magazine 2023 March/April issue
• Cover Artist for Tallahassee’s Chain of Parks Art Festival 2023
• Nature’s Gems show at LeMoyne Arts 2022
• Organizer for MLC’s Holiday Art Affair annual art event ongoing
• Curator for Sage Restaurant in Tallahassee ongoing
• Native Wild solo show Jefferson Arts Gallery 2021
• Growing Wild solo show Monticello’s Art Gallery 2018
• Put a Bird on It three artists show COCA sponsored at Tallahassee Regional Airport 2018
• Exhibited in Gadsden Arts Center and Museum in Quincy, Florida 2017
• Award in Merit in Oil/Acrylic category at Chain of Parks Art Festival in 2015
• Accepted in COCA’s Tall Art in Tallahassee competition, exhibit from 2016-2020
• Bowery Art Gallery’s Pop-up solo show in Apalachicola, Florida 2017
• Chain of Parks Art Festival participant in Tallahassee, Florida
• ArtsQuest Art Festival in participant San Destin, Florida
• Mount Dora’s Arts Festival participant in Mount Dora, Florida
• Images Art Festival participant in New Smyrna Beach, Florida
• Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival participant in Pensacola, Florida
• Johns Creek Art Festival in Atlanta, Georgia
• The Art of Organic solo show held at The Space in Tallahassee, Florida
• Featured artist for Holy Comforter Episcopal School’s Gala in Tallahassee, Florida
• Featured artist for Cypress Restaurant’s Artist Series in Tallahassee, Florida 2011,2014,2017
• The Ronald McDonald house features a commissioned original piece in Tallahassee, Florida
• Children’s mural commissioned at First Words Autism Institute in Tallahassee, Florida
• Florida Audubon Society’s Birds, Brews and Bluegrass event featuring Anne’s bird collection series of original pieces 2014
• Donated original pieces to Boys Town, Big Bend Hospice, Big Brother’s Big Sisters Organization, United Way of the Big Bend, Legal Services of North Florida, Capitol Medical Society, among other local charities.

Anne has conducted painting workshops for adults, private painting lessons, and summer art camps for children. She is represented at Signature Art Gallery in Tallahassee. Contact Anne directly for commission work or to visit her studio.