Anne Miotke’s still-lifes are mysterious studies of luminosity and unexpected contrasts. Applying very thin washes of watercolor in layers creates her greatly detailed photorealist paintings. Often 30-40 layers are needed to create the dramatic shadows and intense colors. Her works balance traditional aesthetics and contemporary approaches to composition, embracing a high standard of beauty using only subtle symbolisms of strictly personal reflection.
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Cincinnati Art Museum, OH; Paine Art Center and Arboretum, Oshkosh, WI; Rahr-West Art Museum, Manitowoc, WI; Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, WI; Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY; St. Norbert’s College, DePere, WI; Alverno College, Sacajawea Award Collection, Milwaukee, WI; Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee, WI; Mount Mary College, Milwaukee, WI; University of Wisconsin-Madison; I.B.M., Los Angeles, CA; Prudential Life Insurance, Newark, NY; Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance, Milwaukee, WI; Scripps Howard Corporate Headquarters, Cincinnati, OH
THE PABST MANSION: Kitchen Setting with Blue Ribbon Beer
Watercolor on Paper, 22 3/4 x 30 1/8"
HERITAGE, Watercolor and Collage on Paper, 11 3/4 x 15"
THE PABST MANSION: Master Study
Watercolor on Paper, 22 3/4 x 30 1/8"
DAY LILY AND PRESERVES, Watercolor on Paper, 20 x 13 1/2"
THE PABST MANSION: Kitchen Preparations
Watercolor on Paper, 22 3/4 x 30 1/8"
PEAR / PAIRINGS, Watercolor on Paper, 10 x 12"
THE PABST MANSION: Dinning Room Buffet with Tureen
Watercolor on Paper, 22 3/4 x 30 1/8"
SILVER LEAF, Watercolor on Paper, 8 1/2 x 13 3/4"
THE PABST MANSION: Hospitality, Watercolor on Paper, 22 3/4 x 15"
THE PABST MANSION: Silver Service
Watercolor on Paper, 30 x 22 1/2"
Laura Dronzek
