Ann Vandervelde is a talented painter from Cleveland, Ohio whose work instantly captivated me with its broad, textural strokes and crisp, vibrant colors.
Many of her paintings also represent landscapes in highly abstracted forms (as evidenced by two of the three paintings below) allowing them to be appreciated on more than one level: that of abstract paintings, of course, and also as landscapes.
http://emptyeasel.com/2008/11/05/ann-vandervelde-beautifully-abstracted-landscapes/
Website
http://www.annvandervelde.com
