Anita Baarns was born in Fontainbleu, France, but moved to The Netherlands as a child, where her artistic talents first appeared in Nijmegen. She moved to the United States, completing her study of fine art by graduating summa cum laude from the University of Maryland. She created and patented a Process for Creating Artworks by Application of Crayon and Ink in 1992. Ms Baarns currently creates oil paintings and pastels of horses, hounds or dogs, either with or without landscape backgrounds or portraits of their owners. Her work has been featured in many horse and dog publications, as well as in museum exhibitions. In 2006, a selection of her dog paintings was displayed at The Museum of the Dog of the American Kennel Club. |
