Visual Arts Program at St. John's
Taught by Ann L. Brennan
Information & How To Sign Up
Classes are designed to cater to individual and are run like a one room school house. Consequently in each class there are drawers, watercolorists, acrylic and oil painting, beginners and more advanced painters.
Interested individuals can email Ann directly at [email protected] for more additional information or to reserve a spot.
COVID Guidelines:
All students must be fully vaccinated. Masks will be required and social distancing will be observed
About Ann
Ann L. Brennan is a local artist and teacher whose life experiences, emotions and mood are reflected in her work. Ann is constantly trying new techniques and experimenting with new colors. The constant in Ann’s work is her love for the world that surrounds her and the happiness it brings her. Her greatest joy is when the viewer feels the emotions that she had while creating the piece.
Ann studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and has participated in many workshops offered by local artists. Her work experience is as varied as her work. She has worked in display at a local department store, acted as the in house agency for several automotive franchises, worked as a picture framer and scanned documents for legal and insurance purposes. The one job that has remained the same over the years is teacher, which she has done for over 20 years. To Ann teaching is a constant gift to her. She believes she gets far more from her students that she could ever give back. Watching her students grow as artists and achieve greatness is a thrill that is hard to match. Plus their struggles have aided Ann in becoming a better artist.
Ann’s works hang in many prominent homes, businesses and churches. Her list of awards is numerous and she is one of the featured artists who exhibit at Yellow Springs every year. She has had several very successful one woman shows and does commission work which includes designing the etched glass panels at St John’s Lutheran Church in Blue Bell, dog and house portraits and paintings of that memorable vacation spot. She also recently illustrated a book cover.
Ann studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and has participated in many workshops offered by local artists. Her work experience is as varied as her work. She has worked in display at a local department store, acted as the in house agency for several automotive franchises, worked as a picture framer and scanned documents for legal and insurance purposes. The one job that has remained the same over the years is teacher, which she has done for over 20 years. To Ann teaching is a constant gift to her. She believes she gets far more from her students that she could ever give back. Watching her students grow as artists and achieve greatness is a thrill that is hard to match. Plus their struggles have aided Ann in becoming a better artist.
Ann’s works hang in many prominent homes, businesses and churches. Her list of awards is numerous and she is one of the featured artists who exhibit at Yellow Springs every year. She has had several very successful one woman shows and does commission work which includes designing the etched glass panels at St John’s Lutheran Church in Blue Bell, dog and house portraits and paintings of that memorable vacation spot. She also recently illustrated a book cover.
