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#artist 🇨🇦 Jennifer Annesley B.F.A., C.S.P.W.C., F.C.A., A.W.S
Painting historic architecture, landscape & still life in watercolour & charcoal. Here to share my work and keep an eye on the issues at hand. #art All work is my own annesley.ca
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#Artadventcalendar Day 12
"Rock, Wood, Water"
Watercolour, 14 x 14"
(sold, private collection)

(Point of trivia: This calendar is/will be composed of paintings from my 2025 solo exhibition in November. )
#canadianpaintings #canadianlandscape #art #watercolor
Watercolour painting of a rocky lake shore. The top 1/3 of the composition is rocks and a bit of cedar bows above the water, the bottom 2/3 is rocks under the water in shades of green, ochre, sepia and gold. Slight ripples on the water's surface distort the shapes of the rocks below, creating abstract patterns.
December 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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#adventartcalendar Day 11

Something to remind you of warmer times on this cold winter's day!
"Summer Vintage" Watercolour, 7 x 10.5"
(Sold, Private collection)
#stilllife #canadianart #watercolor #art
Watercolour painting of a crystal wine glass with red wine on an antique silver tray, with grapes and grape leaves from our garden arranged around the stem. Black brocade fabric forms the backdrop.
December 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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#artadventcalendar Day 10 (finally caught up!)

"A Gift to Reims"
Watercolour, 7 x 21", 2025
(Sold, private collection)

#canadianartist #art #historicarchitecture #library
A vertical watercolour of one of the great arched windows in the reading room in the Carnegie Library in Reims, France. A curved mahogany table echoes the curve of the window and leads the eye to an open book under the window and to full bookshelf. Intricate Art Deco leaded glass allows light into quiet interior of the library.
December 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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#Artadventcalendar Day 9
"Temple Rises" Watercolour, 24 x 8" (sold, private collection)

#Canadianartist #art #banffnationalpark #landscapepainting
Watercolour painting of the east face of Mt. Temple in Banff National Park. the snowy peak and feathery clouds are warmly lit by the morning sunrise, snow-covered evergreens frame the bottom foreground. The colours modulate from indigo, black and blue lower on the mountain rising to majenta and gold at the peak.
December 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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#artadventcalendar Day 8
"Sagrada Familia"
Watercolour, 9 x 29" (Sold, private collection)

#canadianartist #spain #art #gaudi
Watercolour painting by Canadian artist Jennifer Annesley of one of the soaring Gothic and rose stained glass windows inside the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. Light shines through the miraculous stained glass resulting in pools of colour painted across the stone floor.
December 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar Day 7
"Silvered Sugar"
Watercolour & Charcoal
8 x 8" (sold, private collection)

#canadianartist #stilllife #art
Watercolour & Charcoal square painting of an antique silver sugar bowl with silver spoon buried in sparkling sugar. The background is silk burnout velvet sweeping behind the subject in soft golds. The palette is a range of ochres, golds, and bronze contrasted with black and white.
December 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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#Artadventcalendar Day 6 (Yes, I'm late)

"The Passage" | Watercolour | 21 x 29" | Awarded the Michael Harding Prize at the 100th Anniversary exhibition of the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour, Nov. 2025.
Available at annesley.ca #canadianart #art #fineart
Watercolour painting entitled "The Passage" by Jennifer Annesley, of the entryway to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Arched doors with stained glass lead the eye to complicated ceiling vaults and tall intricate iron gates open to the interior space.
December 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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#artadventcalendar Day 5 “Jackpine Mist” watercolour
8 x 24” (sold, private collection) I am behind on posting as I am travelling. Will catch up in a few days! #art #canadianartist
A watercolour painting of a misty calm lake, high in the subalpine of the Canadian Rockies. The sun is trying to break through heavy grey clouds. Evergreens are reflected in the glassy water, bright green moss and grass cover a peninsula and elegant black trees anchor the foreground
December 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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#Artadventcalendar Day 4

From my most recent exhibition:
"Chaise Rouge"
9 x 30"
Charcoal and Watercolour
(contact for more info) #art #painting #canadianartist
A mostly black and white vertically oriented interior painting of an elegantly draped window with sun shining in across a wooden floor and a Queen Anne style chair in the foreground, painted in claret red. The view beyond the window is of a veranda of the house next door, covered in the iron lace common in the Garden District and French Quarter of New Orleans. (Hang in there #NOLA!) Available: www.annesley.ca/31online
December 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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#artadventcalendar Day 3

From my latest exhibition:
"Apricity"
Watercolour, 36 x 20"
(sold, private collection)

#art #watercolor #canadianart #alberta #landscape🇨🇦
Watercolour painting by Jennifer Annesley of a Alberta prairie in winter. February sun sets over a frozen lake rimmed with silhouetted evergreens, undulating snowdrifts are fringed with back-lit bulrushes. Colours range from golds, pinks and oranges to indigo, blues and deep black. "Apricity" means the feeling of warmth of the sun in winter in spite of cold air - something I strive for in my winter paintings, and a somewhat unexpected joy to experience when pursuing outdoor adventures or simply walking in the city.
December 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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A big shout out to Jay for spearheading this wonderful annual event, the #ArtAdventCalendar, filling your feeds with human-made art for the pure joy and beauty of it. Thanks Jay and all who participate! #art
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And let's get December going!

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 1

Nightwatch 22x44in 56x112cm
Oil on Canvas
2023

#Art #Painting
Abstract landscape of a storm front at night with lightning in the distance
December 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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It's that time! #artadventcalendar Day 1
"Alpine Emeralds"
Watercolour, Charcoal & Pastel
21 x 29"
#art #fineart #canadianart
Original watercolour/charcoal/pastel by Jennifer Annesley. A pyramidal mountain catches afternoon sun with clouds drifting in and casting shadows on a glacier fed emerald coloured lake. A smaller lake can be seen in the background, a sunny bright green alpine meadow accents the foreground. An unnamed peak & alpine lakes in a remote part of Alberta's Rocky Mountains. It took us 4 summers & a helicopter drop + 4 days of backpacking (one way) to reach this spot - was worth the effort to see and breath in such pristine wilderness.
December 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Issue #59 of "The Art of Watercolour" magazine, published by Diverti Editions in France, includes an extensive article about my work/process & features my watercolour "Age of Steam" on the cover. Thrilled to have been asked to do this interview, the layout & choice of paintings is lovely. #🇨🇦art
The Art of Watercolour magazine cover, featuring Jennifer Annesley's watercolour "Age of Steam" with text overlays describing the articles inside.
November 27, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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The online version of my 31st One-Night Exhibition opens today at 2:00 p.m., and will continue to November 30. annesley.ca/31splash #art #fineart #canadianart
Watercolour paintings by Jennifer Annesley hanging gallery-style on light grey walls with white mouldings and crystal chandelier
November 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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The preview for my 31st one-night solo exhibition is complete, representing 4 of 24 new paintings to be premiered on November 20, 2025 in Edmonton. That is only 3 short weeks! More info at annesley.ca/preview-2025 #art #yegarts
Four watercolour paintings represented in a grid format with a dark overlay and the word "preview" written over top.
October 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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October 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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October 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Nothing matters unless you HAND IN YOUR Forever Canadian 🇨🇦PETITION SHEETS TODAY before 5:00pm!

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October 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Preview Image #4 for the 31st One- Night Annesley Exhibition, Thursday November 20. www.annesley.ca/preview-2025 "Garden Gems" (Watercolour, 26 x 26" framed" I am constantly astounded that we can grow grapes at latitude 53 here in Edmonton... 1/2
Watercolour painting of a jar of grape jelly on a vintage silver tray with antique silver spoon and freshly picked grapes with a few leaves still clinging on.
October 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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New blog post! annesley.ca/blog/2025/10/2/modern-luxuria-and-other-newsAnnesleyStudio.com/blog #modernluxuria #yegarts
Modern Luxuria — Annesley Studio
I am honoured to have received an Award of Excellence in the Arts from Modern Luxuria, Edmonton’s luxury lifestyle magazine. It was a complete surprise and I couldn’t be more proud. It is a lovely rea...
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October 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Preview Image #3 "Gothic Barcelona" (Watercolour, 25 x 32" framed) for the 31st One-Night Annesley Exhibition, Thursday November 20, hosted by Annesley Studio at Edmonton's Fairmont Hotel Macdonald. Painting description in ALT text. Visit www.annesley.ca/preview-2025 for exhibition info. 🇨🇦#art
Watercolour painting of the The "Pont Del Bisbe", a Neo-Gothic bridge in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter. It is a replica of the famed Bridge of Sighs in Venice and focal point of the quarter. I walked by it each morning and evening when visiting there, admiring it in different light conditions, distances and angles. To me it is most alluring at night, rain wetting the ancient cobblestones adding specular highlights. Two historic palaces are joined by an intricate span of stone tracery and wooden beams dramatically lit by street lamps. Doors and windows of the palaces invite passersby inside with warm light and music spilling into the street, while the street itself gently arcs into darkness toward the central square.
September 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Some good news! I have just learned that my painting "The Passage" (watercolour, 20 x 29") received the Michael Harding Award at Open Water, the 100th Anniversary Exhibition of the @cspwc_scpa The exhibition opened today and runs to October 2 at the @teichertgallery in Halifax, NS. 1/2
Watercolour painting entitled "The Passage) by Jennifer Annesley of the entryway to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Arched doors with stained glass lead the eye to complicated ceiling vaults and tall intricate iron gates open to the interior space.
September 11, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Preview image #2 for the 31st One-Night Exhibition, November 20, 2025:
"Tangled Shore" (Watercolour | 24 x 24" framed)
Full description in ALT text and more info at annesley.ca/preview-2025 #canadianart🇨🇦 #artexhibition #canadianlandscapes #art
Watercolour painting of trees on a lake shore reflected in water at sunset. Colours range from warm greens and golds to scarlet to cool greens, blues and black. "Tangled Shore" (Watercolour | 24 x 24" framed) Almost a year ago we were canoeing in Wells Gray Provincial Park, B.C. and incredibly fortunate to have an entire week of perfect weather - 30° and clear every day. Sunsets were calm and cooler, a welcome respite from the day's heat. The setting sun burns through tangled forest and is reflected in glassy water, a sandy shoreline beckons feet for a cool stroll, an evening swim. A quintessentially Canadian summer!
August 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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August 1, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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"Moonlight Silk" now happily resides in a private collection, thanks to White Rock Gallery. Many of you have heard me prattle on (thanks for listening) about the importance of contrasts in painting - light & dark, warm & cool, order & chaos etc.. and I think it also applies to life in general. 1/2
Still life painting of a crystal brandy snifter with a black and white silk background and vintage sheet music of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. I posted this watercolour in progress a while back and here is the finished piece, "Moonlight Silk". It now happily resides in a private collection, thanks to @whiterockgallery Many of you have heard me prattle on (thanks for listening) about the importance of contrasts in painting - light and dark, warm and cool, order and chaos etc.. and I think it also applies to life in general. I personally thrive on the contrast of indoor comfort vs. wilderness, the refinement of crystal and silk and Beethoven vs. a backpack, gortex and wind-song, the luxury of fresh vegetables, clean sheets and hot water vs. fresh air, a down bag and glacier run off. Yup, we are packing up for another backpack trip.😀
August 1, 2025 at 4:34 AM