Raised in the Midwest, Annalisa Fink now makes her home in the Midlands of South Carolina. Her work in acrylic follows her inspiration from the Smoky Mountains of the Upstate through the pines and tangled brush of the Midlands to the watery salted rim of South Carolina. Nature, flora, and fauna are consistent themes in her work. Through these subjects she explores hope in the intertwining of light and shadows. A professional artist for over ten years, Fink has participated in solo and group exhibitions throughout the Southeast. She continues to explore mountain rhododendron because it allows her to play with both portrait and landscape approaches as she considers distance and proximity to the subject. Her lush and layered paintings are meant to evoke the feeling of a personal encounter with nature.