PRIVATE COLLECTORS AND COMMERCIAL COLLECTOR'S COMMENTS
JANUARY 2012
PRIVATE COLLECTOR BURKE VIRGINIA
Anabela We love our new painting! Photo of it hanging in our living room. We are very pleased with it, it makes a great focal point and gives the room some character. We are looking again and again at all the little details you put in. The colors are great and the scene is serene.
From RS and JS
PRIVATE COLLECTOR FAIRFAX STATION VIRGINIA
From EM,
It is hard to put into words when someone takes your feelings of serenity and peace and paints it on canvas! I was looking for a piece of artwork that would bring in the outdoors that I see through my back windows and yet did not want it to be overwhelming. Anabela listened and as we talked I told her about my love of Burke Lake and the scene I see every day going to work. The view of mist coming up from the lake, the beautiful colors of the sky and the beauty of the trees losing their leaves has always given me such a sense of peace and I wanted that scene in my home. Anabela took time out of her mornings to come out and take pictures around 6:00 AM to capture the colors and create such a stunning painting. I was quite shocked at its beauty and the intensity of colors. It truly is a masterpiece. She also added geese flying in which represent my immediate family. I love it! I sit in my family room and just stare at the intricacy of the painting. The strokes are beautifully done. It will be a piece that will be handed down from generation to generation. Did I mention that she created three pieces of the painting in which you can stand in different areas of the room and the painting still connects?? Wow! What a blessing to have such a gift as this, Anabela!
OCTOBER 2011
Dave Elwing
Pentagon Ducks Unlimited Fundraising
"Anabela has repeatedly donated to the Pentagon Chapter of Ducks Unlimited's Annual Fund Raising Banquet since 2007. Her artwork is refreshingly appealing and offers a different selection to our attendees. Her art generally appeals to the ladies in our crowd. Her appreciation for nature is evident in the artwork which she donates, and as it turns out, the objects of her artwork are sustained by the funds we raise for the restoration, preservation and conservation of our Nation's wetlands. Anabela is a wonderful artist and we gratefully appreciate her continued support." Service Category: Artist / Charity Donor Year first hired: 2007 (hired more than once) Top Qualities: Personable, High Integrity, Creative
SEPTEMBER 2011
Bette Ridgeway Studios
“When I was writing my book on marketing for artists, I immediately thought of Anabela! Having developed such a dynamic style of marketing for herself, I asked her if she would write something about showing in "alternative" art spaces. She responded and produced some great information that has helped many artists! I am indebted to Anabela as a friend and colleague. "Talent is Just the Beginning - an Artist's Guide to Marketing in the 21st Century" was published in 2009 and I updated it in March of 2011.
MAY 2011
Newest Acrylic on Canvas with it's new Owner
APRIL 2011
" Indeed I enjoyed reviewing your art works, your collection were extremely attractive and impressive. Your charming personality reflects waves of love throughout your artistic creations. Magnificent job. "
From Behrouz Sarabi
FEBRUARY 2011
From Linda
"I thought that I would drop a line to tell you how much I have enjoyed watching your styles develop and expand. As you know, I have your art throughout my house (and pieces to switch for the seasons) , but I still see a piece at every show that I would like to own. It is always a pleasure to visit your gallery where I can browse through your new pieces and visit with the artist who has found a place in my heart and our home!"
Customer Comments 2010
DECEMBER 2010
From Francoise
"Love it! We moved to PA but I am so glad I have two paintings of yours! Your
work is beautiful. Need a bigger house though!"
NOVEMBER 2010
From Rae,
APRIL 2010
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From Ann
Yes,we did so enjoy listening to the Orchestra from Lee High School and your
always nice Gallery Event in your home Sunday. You do fabulous work Anabela and
we treasure your friendship.
FROM SUE B.
Smith & Clarkson's Deli
Howdy! Was just thinking of you (was painting) and I remembered I wanted to tell you about what happened this past weekend. Ed and I went out to breakfast at a place we'd never been to before. We ordered our food and I sat down with the newspaper. Ed was wandering about--and came back and said--this place has some neat paintings on the wall--and low and behold--it was you! We went to the Deli on Port Royal Road next to Safeway. Good food....great paintings!
-Sue B.
From Gale S.
Maryland
I don't know if I told you, we have your flower painting/s hanging in our living room over the couch. It is the first thing people see as they come into our home. I have gotten so many compliments about it and how unusual the framing is that I can't tell you about them all-- but I have told everyone who has asked where I got them. I am glad to have a website to point them to.
I am still amazed at how beautiful the 2 paintings of the kids are. I was just looking at them together on my computer. They are similar but completely different just like my children. I already know where I will hang them. I can't wait!
-Gale
Anabela,
Just wanted to tell you that the water color I bought on Saturday works perfectly in the spot (in bathroom) that I bought it for. At first my wife was skeptical, but after I hung it, she saw how well it went in the room. The colors are perfect for the room, and since it is not really a small bathroom and it has a good strong fan in it, and the picture is hanging on the far wall away from the shower, and the shower is not constantly in use, the picture should hold up well. I knew it would go well in the room. That is why I bought it. The scene reminds me of one along the Potomac River on the Maryland side of the river looking towards Virginia across from Mt. Vernon, where there are scenes where you can peer through stands of trees just after their leaves have fallen in the fall and see across the river to the Virginia hillside. Your water color reminds me of those scenes.
The picture was large enough so that several marks on the wall from previous picture hangers are now hidden by this picture. This allowed me to hang the picture without having to repaint the wall, an unexpected bonus.
I have a question. Have you ever done any pictures of tennis courts? I have always wanted a painting of the tennis courts along the banks of the Mediterranean in Monte Carlo. I may be in the market for one. I am refinishing a room and may be looking for just such a picture.
JH.