Featured Artist

Ann Noel

When Ann Noel moved to Sterling in 1977, she met artist/activist Vinton Liddell Pickens who immediately introduced the newcomer to the Loudoun art scene. For the next 30 years, Ann has been supporting the arts in many significant ways, first as a member of the Loudoun Sketch Club and later as a founding member of the Loudoun Arts Council.

Art has been Ann's true calling since she was eight years old. She studied art in college, earning her BFA at George Washington University, and moved on to graduate studies there with William Woodward, Frank Wright and Arthur Turner Smith. Later studies at the Alexandria Art League included painting classes with Danni Dawson.

Today, she paints at home and in her space at King Street Studios in Leesburg, takes painting classes at the Loudoun Academy of the Arts, and travels to painting workshops in exotic places where she can be submerged in art.

Ann likes to paint figures and abstracts. "I like large figures and big spaces," she explains, "and color. I use color in several ways – to show mood, tension, push, and pull." Whether she's painting a figure or a still life, she always has an abstract on her mind. She works on more than one painting at a time and in all sizes, preferring to paint large. Her figure paintings present a narrative, where something has occurred that the artist has captured on her canvas.

With a long list of exhibits, awards, memberships, community service, art projects and jury experience, Ann has certainly made her mark in the Loudoun community. She chaired the mural project for the Thomas Balch Library, is a member of the County's Art Advisory Commission and is also a founding member of King Street Studios in Leesburg.

Ann hopes that, someday, the arts will be more enthusiastically embraced by the county. "Fairfax County supports the arts with a line item in their budget," she notes. "It would be wonderful if Loudoun would do that as well."

You can visit Ann in her studio at 222 South King Street in Leesburg or email her: AnnNoelart@aol.com

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Excellence in the Arts Arts in Offices		Featured Artist Ann Noel When Ann Noel moved to Sterling in 1977, she met artist/activist Vinton Liddell Pickens who immediately introduced the newcomer to the Loudoun art scene. For the next 30 years, Ann has been supporting the arts in many significant ways, first as a member of the Loudoun Sketch Club and later as a founding member of the Loudoun Arts Council. Art has been Ann's true calling since she was eight years old. She studied art in college, earning her BFA at George Washington University, and moved on to graduate studies there with William Woodward, Frank Wright and Arthur Turner Smith. Later studies at the Alexandria Art League included painting classes with Danni Dawson. Today, she paints at home and in her space at King Street Studios in Leesburg, takes painting classes at the Loudoun Academy of the Arts, and travels to painting workshops in exotic places where she can be submerged in art. Ann likes to paint figures and abstracts. "I like large figures and big spaces," she explains, "and color. I use color in several ways – to show mood, tension, push, and pull." Whether she's painting a figure or a still life, she always has an abstract on her mind. She works on more than one painting at a time and in all sizes, preferring to paint large. Her figure paintings present a narrative, where something has occurred that the artist has captured on her canvas. With a long list of exhibits, awards, memberships, community service, art projects and jury experience, Ann has certainly made her mark in the Loudoun community. She chaired the mural project for the Thomas Balch Library, is a member of the County's Art Advisory Commission and is also a founding member of King Street Studios in Leesburg. Ann hopes that, someday, the arts will be more enthusiastically embraced by the county. "Fairfax County supports the arts with a line item in their budget," she notes. "It would be wonderful if Loudoun would do that as well." You can visit Ann in her studio at 222 South King Street in Leesburg or email her: AnnNoelart@aol.com View the "Featured Artist" archive Nominate your favorite artist for the LAC's "Featured Artist" program.