Portrait Artist Anne Elisabeth currently lives just outside Raleigh, NC, where she continues to become more and more involved in the art world of that city. Art, especially portrait painting, is both a God-given talent and a joyful pursuit of hers that she believes will last her a lifetime.

In early high school she set up a small Pet Portrait in Pencil business, selling her work through a gift store in her hometown of Minocqua, Wisconsin. Customers enjoyed her ability to capture the individual personalities of their dogs and cats. Her own cat, Marilla, modeled for portraits and even for the pencil logo she used at that time.

Since then, Anne Elisabeth has studied illustration at Grace College in Winona Lake, IN. Using the techniques and skills she picked up there, she has expanded her repertoire to include people as well as pets. She utilizes a variety of media to create the proper mood for each individual work, and especially enjoys incorporating a “storybook” quality to her portraits as it suits the subject involved.

As an Art Teacher, Anne Elisabeth likes to ground all of her students in drawing and composition basics from the beginning. We do a lot of drawing from life, still life pieces and animals. She teaches students of all ages to learn to break images down into basic shapes. We study perspective and distance and basic design concepts.  Anne Elisabeth serves the Triangle, NC area, teaching students from Raleigh, Cary, Apex and Holly Springs.

Anne Elisabeth is currently a "Featured Artist" on a prominent portrait artist website:  www.PortraitPaintingsByArtist.com