Welcome!
Drawing has always been part of my life. It comes as naturally as breathing. Early on I discovered that I could bring a great deal of joy to people around me through my various art projects. I taught art in schools in East Africa, Hong Kong, the UK and US.
Gradually I started to explore museums and galleries as venues for making as well as viewing art. I was seduced by the magnificent histories of Objects, and developed a fascination with the expression they can find in a Still Life. Here is a life of the eye and the mind, where nothing is exactly what it seems, and layers of meaning are revealed sometimes over the centuries.
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Teaching is as central to my art practice as drawing and painting, it forces me to see through fresh eyes. In 2015 I continued my career as a serial docent, joining the program at The National Gallery of Art, in Washington DC, introducing children of all ages to the treasure held in their name.
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In 2018 I started a weekly drawing group in my studio. In short a collective of close friends and neighbours dedicated to holding on to a sacred space for reflection and joy through our various creative painting projects.
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We call ourselves AnkaSKYstudio for the location in the expanded attic at my home. The work on this site is all mine, most from the last two years