Annie Robinson
Home from Church - Acrylic on Canvas
Born in Belfast, daughter of the legendary painter Markey
Robinson, Annie spent her childhood travelling the Irish countryside with her
father as he captured it's life and charm that have made him world-renowned.
During these travels Annie fell in love with the simple rural life of
the Irish countryside with its serene fishing villages and cottages so
avidly captured in her father's art. These early childhood memories
became the basis for much of her art in later life.
At
the age of twelve Annie emigrated to America with her mother and
sister. Annie went on to study at the University of Washington in
Seattle where she took part-time art classes at the Cornish Art School.
She graduated with a degree in Nursing from the University of Washington
and for the next 18 years of her life Annie travelled all over the
United States and abroad to the Pacific Islands and to Australia and New
Zealand. Annie eventually settled in Hawaii where she was to remain for
the next seven years. While working as a nurse in Hawaii, she painted
scenes of rural Polynesian life in her spare time.
However Annie
had not forgotten Ireland and form the age of 18 onwards made frequent
visits to see her mother and sister who had moved back from America. By
her late twenties her visits to Ireland became more and more frequent
and at twenty eight Annie had firmly re-established her relationship
with her estranged father. Her reconciliation with Markey also marks the
point at which Annie became a full-time painter. Her work took on more
and more of an Irish theme featuring the cottages and seascapes that
Annie had witnessed in her childhood, as well as mythical Irish figures.
“In a strange
way my father and I were drawn to life and art in similar ways. I think the joy
and romance of a moment of life was the same for both of us and that is what we
try to communicate as artists.”
For
her landscapes Annie works solely from her imagination, drawing upon
her childhood experience of a simpler rural Ireland, and for her floral
still lifes she likes to have fresh flowers around her for inspiration.
As well as her father, Annie names Van Gogh and Gauguin as influences
and Dan O’Neill and Nora McGuiness as her favourite Irish Artists. Her
works contain the same flat plains of un-modulated colour so
characteristic of her father’s works, but in Annie’s works the sombre,
muted earth tones of Markey are replaced with a more vivid ,vibrant
palette. Although both Markey and Annie share a nostalgic and idealistic
view of rural Ireland , Markey’s landscapes have a sense of sadness and
regret and a disconnection from the modern world whereas Annie’s works
are a joyous celebration of rural Irish life, inviting the viewer to
partake in that joy. This celebration of a simpler life is something
that Annie finds very important in the current economic climate. As a
way to combat the recession she recommends trading in the busy,
stressful, urban life and in her own words “getting a cottage with
chickens and a goat and cutting some peat”.
Annie’s work is represented by the Apollo Gallery, and in recent years, been displayed at the Art Expo New York, AAF London, Art Sydney and Beijing Art Salon.
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Annie Robinson
Summer BreezeArcylic on canvas, framed13cm x 8cm (5"x 3") |
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€190.00 |
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Annie Robinson
The Stars of HeavenArcylic on canvas, framed41cm x20cm (16" x 8") |
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€950.00 |
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Annie Robinson
All is Well, Galway BayArcylic on canvas41cm x20cm (16" x 8") |
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€950.00 |
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Annie Robinson
Summer CloudsArcylic on canvas, framed13cm x 8cm (5"x 3") |
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€190.00 |
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Annie Robinson
Village by the Sea, Galway IIAcrylic on canvas, framed41cm x 20cm (16" x 8") |
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€950.00 |
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Annie Robinson
Moon over West Coast VillageAcrylic on canvas, framed41cm x 20cm (16" x 8") |
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€950.00 |
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Annie Robinson
The Night Falls, Co. GalwayAcrylic on cavnas, Framed13cm x 7.5cm (5" x 3") |
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€190.00 |
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Annie Robinson
Country PeaceAcrylic on canvas, framed13cm x 7.5cm (5" x 3") |
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€190.00 |
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Annie Robinson
Waiting for MarkeyAcrylic on canvas, framed12cm x 24cm (30cm x 60cm) |
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€2,900.00 |
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Annie Robinson
Stars of KerryAcrylic on canvas93cm x 63cm (36.5" x 24") |
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€6,500.00 |
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Annie Robinson
Cottages by the sea, GalwayArcylic on canvas76cmx38cm (30" x 15") |
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€5,500.00 |
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Annie Robinson
The Sun Will Arise..Acrylic on canvas, framed41cm x 20cm (16" x 8") |
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€950.00 |
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Annie Robinson
Heaven's RestAcrylic on canvas, framed41cm x 20cm (16" x 8") |
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€990.00 |
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Annie Robinson
By the SeaAcrylic on canvas, framed13cm x 7.5cm (5" x 3") |
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€290.00 |
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Annie Robinson
Lipstick Blue BowsAcrylic on canvas, framed18cm x 12.5cm (7" x 5") |
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€490.00
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Annie Robinson
Bows and LipstickAcrylic on canvas, framed18cm x 12.5cm (7" x 5") |
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€490.00 |
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Annie Robinson
By the SeaAcrylic on canvas, framed18cm x 12.5cm (7" x 5") |
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€490.00
€290.00
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Annie Robinson
In my dreamAcrylic on canvas, framed15cm x 15cm (6" X 6") |
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€490.00 |
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Annie Robinson
Days oF HeavenAcrylic on canvas, framed15cm x 15cm (6" X 6") |
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€290.00 |
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Annie Robinson
Cottage by the SeaAcrylic on canvas, framed13cm x 8cm (5" x 3") |
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€290.00 |
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Annie Robinson
Seaside Cottage, Gulls CallAcrylic on canvas, framed13cm x 8cm (5" x 3") |
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€290.00
€190.00
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Annie Robinson
Stars Above My CottageAcrylic on canvas, framed13cm x 8cm (5" x 3") |
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€290.00
€190.00
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Annie Robinson
Lipstick and BowsAcrylic on canvas, framed13 cm x 13 cm (5" x 5") |
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€490.00 |
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Annie Robinson
Summer MorningAcrylic on canvas, framed15.5cm x 15.5cm (6" x 6") |
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€490.00 |
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Annie Robinson
Returning HomeAcrylic on canvas, framed18 cm x 13 cm (7" x 5") |
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€490.00 |
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Annie Robinson
Morning CloudsAcrylic on canvas, framed18cm x 12.5cm (7" x 5") |
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€490.00 |
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Annie Robinson
SolaceAcrylic on canvas, framed18cm x 13cm (7" x 5") |
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€490.00 |
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Annie Robinson
Bright are the StarsAcrylic on canvas, framed15cm x 15cm (6" X 6") |
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€490.00 |
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Annie Robinson
Sparkling VenusOil On Canvas, framed18cm x 12.5cm (7" x 5") |
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€750.00 |
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Annie Robinson
Galway Bay Acrylic on canvas, framed18cm x 13cm |
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€950.00 |
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Annie Robinson
Moonlight, Galway BayAcrylic on canvas, framed25cm x 20cm |
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€1,500.00 |
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Annie Robinson
Summer Day, Galway BayAcrylic on canvas, framed25cm x 20cm |
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€1,500.00 |
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Annie Robinson
Mother and Daugher, Galway BayAcrylic on canvas17.5cm x 12.5cm (7" x 5") |
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€750.00 |
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Annie Robinson
Morning StrollAcrylic on canvas20cm x 30cm ( 8" x 12") |
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€2,500.00 |
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Annie Robinson
Returning from ChurchAcrylic on canvas, framed41cm x 20cm (16" x 8") |
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€2,900.00 |
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Annie Robinson
Three amber Windows, GalwayAcrylic on canvas, framed41cm x 20cm (16" x 8") |
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€2,500.00
€1,500.00
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Annie Robinson
Christmas Day, Achill IslandAcrylic on canvas, framed15cm x 30cm (6" x 12") |
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€1,500.00 |
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Annie Robinson
Turquoise Day to Starry NightAcrylic on canvas, framed30cm x 15cm (12" x 6") |
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€1,900.00
€1,250.00
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Annie Robinson
Mother and ChildAcrylic on canvas, framed30cm x 15cm (12" x 6") |
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€1,900.00
€1,250.00
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