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Alosta III  6" x 16"  Oil On Panel

Alosta III

6" x 16"

Oil On Panel

 

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Ashfield Oak  24" x 36.5"  Oil On Canvas

Ashfield Oak

24" x 36.5"

Oil On Canvas

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Bend In The Creek  26.25" x 63"  Oil On Canvas

Bend In The Creek (SOLD)

26.25" x 63"

Oil On Canvas

 

Bray I  7.75" x 16.875"  Oil On Panel

Bray I

7.75" x 16.875"

Oil On Panel

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Bray Road I  7.5" x 16"  Oil On Panel

Bray Road I

7.5" x 16"

Oil On Panel

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Bray Road II  12" x 18"  Oil On Panel

Bray Road II

12" x 18"

Oil On Panel

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Bray Road III  7.5" x 17"  Oil On Panel

Bray Road III

7.5" x 17"

Oil On Panel

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Bright March  24" x 64"  Oil On Canvas

Bright March

24" x 64"

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Changing Light, October  24" x 78"  Oil On Canvas

Changing Light, October

24" x 78"

Oil On Canvas

 

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Chelsea  6.25" x 15.75"  Oil On Panel

Chelsea

6.25" x 15.75"

Oil On Panel

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Dublin  6" x 17.5"  Oil On Panel

Dublin

6" x 17.5"

Oil On Panel

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East From Cambria  10" x 12"  Oil On Panel

East From Cambria

10" x 12"

Oil On Panel

 

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Highland IV  6" x 15.75"  Oil On Panel

Highland IV

6" x 15.75"

Oil On Panel

 

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Highland V  5" x 16"  Oil On Panel

Highland V

5" x 16"

Oil On Panel

 

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Ice Over Snow  23" x 64"  Oil On Canvas

Ice Over Snow

23" x 64"

Oil On Canvas

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Lowville, October  7.75" x 22"  Oil On Panel

Lowville, October

7.75" x 22"

Oil On Panel

 

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Middle Creek Bend (HOLD)  23.5" x 60"   Oil On Canvas

Middle Creek Bend (HOLD)

23.5" x 60" 

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North Branch, Foundry Hill  5.5" x 16"  Oil On Panel

North Branch, Foundry Hill

5.5" x 16"

Oil On Panel

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November Fog  24" x 62"  Oil On Canvas

November Fog 

24" x 62"

Oil On Canvas

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Oak Grove, July  8" x 14"  Oil On Panel

Oak Grove, July

8" x 14"

Oil On Panel

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October Oaks  8.5" x 17.5"  Oil On Panel

October Oaks

8.5" x 17.5"

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October, Stony Creek  26" x 72"  Oil On Canvas

October, Stony Creek

26" x 72"

Oil On Canvas

 

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Pembroke  7" x 17"  Oil On Panel

Pembroke (SOLD)

7" x 17"

Oil On Panel

 

Round Barn, Sharon, VT  6.75" x 18"  Oil On Panel

Round Barn, Sharon, VT

6.75" x 18"

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Shadows at Noon  25" x 56"  Oil On Canvas

Shadows at Noon

25" x 56"

Oil On Canvas

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Sinking Creek, Sycamore  26.5" x 60  Oil On Canvas

Sinking Creek, Sycamore (SOLD)

26.5" x 60

Oil On Canvas

 

Snow Falling, Bray Road  27.75" x 54"  Oil On Canvas

Snow Falling, Bray Road

27.75" x 54"

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Stony Creek  27.25" x 60"  Oil On Canvas

Stony Creek

27.25" x 60"

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Swoope, March  8" x 20"  Oil On Panel

Swoope, March

8" x 20"

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Swoope Fall I  8" x 20.25"  Oil On Panel

Swoope Fall I

8" x 20.25"

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Swoope Snow I  6.75" x 15.5"  Oil On Panel

Swoope Snow I

6.75" x 15.5"

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Swoope Snow II  7.75" x 16.75"  Oil On Panel

Swoope Snow II (SOLD)

7.75" x 16.75"

Oil On Panel

 

Two Sycamores, San Simeon  5.5" x 18"  Oil On Panel

Two Sycamores, San Simeon

5.5" x 18"

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Vermont, Late October  5" x 17.75"  Oil On Panel

Vermont, Late October

5" x 17.75"

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Wet October  28" x 54"  Oil On Canvas

Wet October

28" x 54"

Oil On Canvas

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Alosta III  6" x 16"  Oil On Panel

Alosta III

6" x 16"

Oil On Panel

 

Ashfield Oak  24" x 36.5"  Oil On Canvas

Ashfield Oak

24" x 36.5"

Oil On Canvas

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Bend In The Creek  26.25" x 63"  Oil On Canvas

Bend In The Creek (SOLD)

26.25" x 63"

Oil On Canvas

 

Bray I  7.75" x 16.875"  Oil On Panel

Bray I

7.75" x 16.875"

Oil On Panel

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Bray Road I  7.5" x 16"  Oil On Panel

Bray Road I

7.5" x 16"

Oil On Panel

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Bray Road II  12" x 18"  Oil On Panel

Bray Road II

12" x 18"

Oil On Panel

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Bray Road III  7.5" x 17"  Oil On Panel

Bray Road III

7.5" x 17"

Oil On Panel

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Bright March  24" x 64"  Oil On Canvas

Bright March

24" x 64"

Oil On Canvas

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Changing Light, October  24" x 78"  Oil On Canvas

Changing Light, October

24" x 78"

Oil On Canvas

 

Chelsea  6.25" x 15.75"  Oil On Panel

Chelsea

6.25" x 15.75"

Oil On Panel

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Dublin  6" x 17.5"  Oil On Panel

Dublin

6" x 17.5"

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East From Cambria  10" x 12"  Oil On Panel

East From Cambria

10" x 12"

Oil On Panel

 

Highland IV  6" x 15.75"  Oil On Panel

Highland IV

6" x 15.75"

Oil On Panel

 

Highland V  5" x 16"  Oil On Panel

Highland V

5" x 16"

Oil On Panel

 

Ice Over Snow  23" x 64"  Oil On Canvas

Ice Over Snow

23" x 64"

Oil On Canvas

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Lowville, October  7.75" x 22"  Oil On Panel

Lowville, October

7.75" x 22"

Oil On Panel

 

Middle Creek Bend (HOLD)  23.5" x 60"   Oil On Canvas

Middle Creek Bend (HOLD)

23.5" x 60" 

Oil On Canvas

North Branch, Foundry Hill  5.5" x 16"  Oil On Panel

North Branch, Foundry Hill

5.5" x 16"

Oil On Panel

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November Fog  24" x 62"  Oil On Canvas

November Fog 

24" x 62"

Oil On Canvas

Oak Grove, July  8" x 14"  Oil On Panel

Oak Grove, July

8" x 14"

Oil On Panel

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October Oaks  8.5" x 17.5"  Oil On Panel

October Oaks

8.5" x 17.5"

Oil On Panel

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October, Stony Creek  26" x 72"  Oil On Canvas

October, Stony Creek

26" x 72"

Oil On Canvas

 

Pembroke  7" x 17"  Oil On Panel

Pembroke (SOLD)

7" x 17"

Oil On Panel

 

Round Barn, Sharon, VT  6.75" x 18"  Oil On Panel

Round Barn, Sharon, VT

6.75" x 18"

Oil On Panel

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Shadows at Noon  25" x 56"  Oil On Canvas

Shadows at Noon

25" x 56"

Oil On Canvas

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Sinking Creek, Sycamore  26.5" x 60  Oil On Canvas

Sinking Creek, Sycamore (SOLD)

26.5" x 60

Oil On Canvas

 

Snow Falling, Bray Road  27.75" x 54"  Oil On Canvas

Snow Falling, Bray Road

27.75" x 54"

Oil On Canvas

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Stony Creek  27.25" x 60"  Oil On Canvas

Stony Creek

27.25" x 60"

Oil On Canvas

 

Swoope, March  8" x 20"  Oil On Panel

Swoope, March

8" x 20"

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Swoope Fall I  8" x 20.25"  Oil On Panel

Swoope Fall I

8" x 20.25"

Oil On Panel

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Swoope Snow I  6.75" x 15.5"  Oil On Panel

Swoope Snow I

6.75" x 15.5"

Oil On Panel

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Swoope Snow II  7.75" x 16.75"  Oil On Panel

Swoope Snow II (SOLD)

7.75" x 16.75"

Oil On Panel

 

Two Sycamores, San Simeon  5.5" x 18"  Oil On Panel

Two Sycamores, San Simeon

5.5" x 18"

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Vermont, Late October  5" x 17.75"  Oil On Panel

Vermont, Late October

5" x 17.75"

Oil On Panel

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Wet October  28" x 54"  Oil On Canvas

Wet October

28" x 54"

Oil On Canvas

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"I think many of us have had the experience of a stab of joy and longing when looking at nature; I certainly have and I’m trying to recapture those moments in my paintings...   the ever-changing subject is the great challenge of landscape painting."

 

 

Ann Lofquist - Artists - Gross McCleaf Gallery

Swover Creek II (Detail), 8.75" x 12.5", Oil On Panel

"When painting outdoors I feel a manic urgency to absorb as much information as I can as quickly as possible — a kind of hyper-concentration — and I suppose this results in a kind of vitality in the painting.

In the studio, freshness is not a big priority for me. I think of plein air paintings as having the 'freshness of youth' while studio paintings can have a more mature kind of beauty born from slow consideration."

- Ann Lofquist

Ann Lofquist - Artists - Gross McCleaf Gallery

July Streambed, 32" x 58", Oil On Canvas

July Streambed, 32" x 58", Oil On Canvas

New England painter Ann Lofquist continues her exploration of the pastoral American landscape in a new series of large canvases. New England Life documents the very real relationship between contemporary reality and those seemingly mythical settings depicted in famous 19th-century plein air paintings by George Innes and others.

The difference made by 150 years is subtle but telling. Lofquist's fluid brushstroke depicts many of the same rivers, streams and country settings that Innes painted (most are near Lofquist’s home in Brunswick, Maine). But Lofquist’s skein of paint and omniscient viewpoint comes from abstract and action painting, and her serene settings seem believable, yet somehow unattainable. in the 21st century. More surprising, Lofquist’s scenes occasionally include a solitary person, small in scale and unobtrusively sitting or standing amidst the motif. These figures are so quiet and camouflaged they become yet another element in the complex pattern of trees, rocks and hillsides depicted.

In the quietude of these scenes, one senses that nature’s force has briefly paused. Lofquist’s depiction of calm detachment and remove from everyday cares revives and revises the American romantic tradition which seeks spiritual connection and solace from nature.

Lofquist’s painterly approach remains traditional and painstaking. She initially paints small canvases directly on-site. These plein air studies inspire Lofquist’s large studio paintings without benefit of windows for the rural vistas she details. Lofquist uses detail to describe the setting, with its specific season, mood, weather, and time of day.

In Snow over Brunswick, for example, the frozen atmosphere and remote beauty are so refined one can almost feel the bitter cold of a Northeast winter. A small Maine village nestles amidst snow-covered trees, eliciting an emotional response in the viewer through a shared folklore. For Lofquist, "these encounters with nature... strive to capture the immediacy and poignancy of the moment of discovery."

Ann Lofquist, received her Masters of Fine Arts degree from Indiana University in 1990. She has received many fellowships and awards and was included in a major review of contemporary landscape painters, The Artist and the American Landscape, by John Driscoll.

 

Video


Mary Morton, curator and head of French paintings, National Gallery of Art, and Ann Lofquist, artist At the National Gallery of Art on February 23, 2020, Mary Morton is joined in conversation with artist Ann Lofquist to discuss the exhibition True to Nature: Open-Air Painting in Europe, 1780–1870. Singling out particular paintings from the exhibition, Lofquist describes the influence of 19th-century artists, such as Camille Corot, on her own practice of sketching in oil paint outdoors. Like these European painters who were aesthetically energized by the light of Italy, Lofquist spent several years in California after a lifetime of painting in the northeast. The conversation highlights a tradition begun in the late 18th century that extends to contemporary painting.