Im wrapping up my final orders from the Holidays...lots of happy folks coming in to pick up their Commissioned Pet Portraits over the last few months!

Etsy On-Line Winter Clearance Sale February 7th - February 9th! Starts 10am Fri, Feb 7th and ends Midnight Sun, Feb 9th SAVE 30-50% Sale Prices Will Appear in my Etsy Shop at 10am Friday, February 7th

January has been full time Pet Portrait Order fulfillment! New prints are arriving from my printing company in Washington state weekly...I think Im a little over half way through all 30 orders! More to come...

* Order Your Valentine Gift by February 6th * Order Your Valentine Gift Pet Portrait today! I will include my Illustration of Your Pet on this Lovely Gift Announcement Card. Shipment of the final Portrait will be in March. ORDER...

A belated Happy New Year! Ive been busy working on all the commission orders I received over the holidays - which is great, because it hasnt been the ideal weather for getting out and about. But when I can get...

LAST CHANCE HOLIDAY SHOPPING! Friday, December 20: 5pm-9pm Saturday, December 21st: Noon-6pm Annes Annual Holiday Open Studio Sale! + Anastasia Mak Art Open Studio Sale 5014 N. Hermitage Unit WS Chicago, IL I will be serving Wine and Delectable Treats!...

Its been a crazy, exhausting, and very fun last couple of weeks! Shows in bitter temps, and snow...but folks still came out and supported us. Im happy to say I had my best One of a Kind Show, ever...I left...

...its 9:49pm and, yes, Im still working! This is truly the most exhausting, but fun and exciting, time of the year for my business. Im really happy with how my booth turned out. I winged it this year, brought less...

...Hey, hey! We made the Chicago Reader Gift Guide = GRATEFUL!

Guaranteed Holiday Delivery and Free Shipping for Pet Portraits Ends November 30th! * Personalized Illustrated Prints from $150 * Custom Face Illustrated Prints from $250 * Narrative Scene Prints from $500 * Narrative Paintings $1100+ These Portraits make such Fun...

This will make your "Personalized Pet Portrait" ordering much easier...choose from these dogs and 2 cats (sorry more kitties coming soon!) Just click for the Order Form! Patterns and Color Samples coming next!

"PERSONALIZED" FACE PORTRAIT ILLUSTRATED DIGITAL PRINT Anne will PERSONALIZE a Custom Full Color Digital Illustration of your Pet * CLICK HERE FOR ON-LINE ORDER FROM & PRICES * PERSONALIZED Face Portrait Print Details: CUSTOM FACE PORTRAIT: READY TO HANG BOX...

Win one of my new Personalized Pet Portrait Prints! Visit http://annesart.com/AnnesPetPortraits.html Choose a Dog or Cat from the recent portrait Gallery - Face Portraits or Narrative ones - that looks like your Pet or one you would like to give...

I created this portrait of Kirby for Jessica and Travis to give to their dog walker before they moved to Colorado. He had a very special bond with Kirby, they walked through Lincoln Park by the pond every day. Since...

Some fun shots from the Bucktown Arts Fest...it was a beautiful weekend, so fun to connect with friends and customers old and new! This was my debut show in the art fair world, 18 years ago...1995. My, how time flies!...

BUCKTOWN ARTS FEST Saturday & Sunday August 24-25th 11:00am - 7:00pm Senior Citizens Memorial Park 2300 N Oakley/2300 W Lyndale Chicago, Illinois | Directions & Map Visit Me in Booth #14 Northwest Corner of the Park on Belden . ....

Last day: Fields Project Art Fair...It ended abruptly early, due to a severe storm, so I wasnt able to photograph everyones work. And sadly, I just learned this week that the Fields Project Program has come to an end after...

On the 2nd to last day of the Fields Project, resident artist Cathi Shwalbe orchestrated a water event at a public well located outside Ashton, IL at Gurler Road and Schnell. These photos document her fourth gesture related to water....

A few days before we departed for the Fields Project, fellow artist and good friend, Cathi Schwalbe posted this photo on Facebook with the caption: Anne & Cathi head for the country. We decided we needed to re-create the photo...

You havent heard from me much this summer...but Ive been plenty busy! In lieu of doing a myriad of outdoor artfairs Ive been busy developing a Wholesale Line of Gift Items for Stores and Pet Boutiques. I showcased much of...

Part 4 from the Fields Project: PROCESS Unlike my plein air compatriots, I work via sketches and photographs. Mostly driving around the first few days of the residency and then setting up my outdoor studio at Castle Rock State Park....

More from the Fields Project in June: early in the week I put the word out that I wanted to see the landscape from the farmers perspective. What I had in mind was a ride on some farm equipment, I...

Let the Dog Days of Summer Begin: Make Your Offer in the Comments Section in this Post on my Facebook Fan Page (Minimum Bid $99) Bidding Ends Friday 8/2 at 7 pm Central Time: Make Your Offer!

It was just brought to my attention that my work was spotted in The Chicago Reader on July 18th in an article about Judy Fiske of Fit + Frisky in Evanston. I did their logo and they have some of...

Had a lovely visit with my brother, his wife and their adorable dog, Edgar in the Cascades over the 4th of July. Lots of good food, kayaking, rafting, biking, walks and rock collecting (I got stopped in Security at the...