Annie Darling is contemporary abstract painter. Influenced by mid-century modern esthetics, the natural world, and the human form, Annie’s work is varied and complex. Her bold, colorful, geometric paintings are structured, precise and detailed, while her abstract landscape works are moody, textural worlds that leave room for the imagination to roam. Her appreciation for the curvilinear human form is felt viscerally in her soft, sensual works of art. As an artist who is inspired by the tactile nature of the world—and the organic nature of creation itself—movement, change, and discovery are all concepts deeply imbedded in her work. Annie was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up surrounded by creators. Her family, comprised of painters, sculptors, printmakers, photographers, designers, actors and musicians, all had an effect on her artistic journey. Because art was always present in her life, the creative process, and the idea of discovering ones self though it, was rooted in her at an early age. Annie’s artistic practice is all about working in the moment, and in-flow. Her process is best described as one of inquiry and discovery where she asks and responds to questions, obstacles, and opportunities that arise in each work of art during its creation. Annie studied fine art, graphic design and industrial technology, at the University of Oregon and the University of Southern Maine where she graduated with a B.A. in Communications. After graduating she embarked on a creative journey which included owning an award-winning graphic design firm, owning a successful art-based stationery company, and of course, creating and developing her expanding body of work. Annie’s mixed media paintings can be found in public, private, and corporate collections world-wide.