Ann McRae is a visual artist whose work explores the delicate balance between the uncontrollable and the intentional. Her practice begins with meditative drawing—a way to access and release the layers of thought and feeling, from the conscious to the subconscious and unconscious. These drawings serve as maps of the mind, capturing the unpredictable flow of inner life. From these spontaneous beginnings, McRae translates her marks into watercolor paintings using a precise and highly controlled technique. This interplay between immediacy and discipline is at the heart of her work: each piece holds both freedom and structure, fluidity and restraint. The resulting paintings suggest that meaning emerges in the dialogue between chaos and order. At its core, McRae’s art is about alchemy—the transformation of fleeting, ungovernable states into something tangible and enduring. Her paintings invite collectors and viewers alike to witness the subtle interplay between inner and outer worlds, and to experience the coexistence of vulnerability, intuition, and control within a single gesture.