Ann Shrager
Figures in flame red saris floating by, mahouts with tangerine turbans tending to their elephants, men in white robes riding camels through sun-scorched desert. The moments depicted in Ann Shrager’s oil paintings immediately evoke a faraway land, one where rich colour sings out against luminous lilac skies, iridescent waters beckon and people you long to know go about their day without so much as a backward glance.
Much of Ann’s work is based on her travels over the past 25 years. Having visited places like Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Morocco and Egypt, the Richmond-based artist and New English Art Club member captures exactly what she loves most about these destinations: the people, the space, the light and the vivid hues.
When these elements converge, Ann is at
