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Annie Darling

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I am an encaustic and mixed media artist focused on creating through experimentation and discovery.

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Darling’s striking work explores the interplay between structure, atmosphere, and emotional experience. Defined by tactile presence and quiet complexity, her paintings transform with changes in distance, perspective, and light. Viewed up close, their intricately layered surfaces reveal an accumulation of detail, texture, and physical history; from a distance, these elements coalesce into balanced, contemplative compositions.

“Skyscraper III”
Annie Darling
Encaustic & Mixed Media on Panel
36” H x 48” W

@anniedarlingart #artthatsparksjoy #loriaustingallery #shopsonoma #sonomaplaza #encausticpainting

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New Artist: Annie Darling ✨

Annie Darling was born in Chicago, Illinois, into an existing legacy of fine artists, including alumni and educators from Harvard, RISD, Cooper Union, and Boston College’s College of Art. Surrounded by photographers, designers, sculptors, print makers, musicians, and actors, art was a constant and defining presence in her life. Moving through the world with art as her interpreter, muse, and emotional outlet came both naturally and inevitably.

“I work with encaustic because it refuses obedience,” Darling says. “Wax responds to heat, gravity, and time in ways that are difficult to master, and I am drawn to that resistance. Each painting begins as a physical encounter—a negotiation between my body, the material, and the conditions of the moment. Rather than imposing an image, I stay alert to what the surface is asking for, allowing the work to emerge through action, reaction, and risk.”

Explore the collection of original encaustic paintings by Annie Darling and learn more about our newest creator at the Artists link in our bio.

#geometricart #encausticpainting #artadvisory

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This Thursday evening join me @portlandartgallery to celebrate my new work and new work by fellow artists @anniedarlingart, @cooperdragonette and @catherinebreer! #maineartist maineartist #watercolorart #portlandme #wildlifeart #equineart

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The show is up! Stop in to see the beauty! 🤩💕🎨 Join us for the opening on Thursday, August 6, 5-7!

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Our galleries wish you the happiest of Earth Days! 💚🌱🏔️

“Moving Through the Mountains Like a Breeze”
Annie Darling
Encaustic & Gold Pigment on Panel
30” H x 40” W

@anniedarlingart #encausticpainting #artthatsparksjoy #loriaustingallerysonoma #shopsonoma #sonomaplaza

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Annie Darling’s "Destined Place" offers a sense of movement and horizon—soft, atmospheric, and reflective. This piece is now headed to a new home.

Annie Darling
"Destined Place"
Encaustic and mixed media on panel
24 x 60 x 1.5 in

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Soft light, layered texture, and a horizon that holds its breath.
This luminous painting has been sold—thank you for celebrating quiet beauty with us.
#texturedpainting #contemporaryart #paintingdetails #artcollector #quietmoments

Annie Darling @anniedarlingart
"Skyfall"
Mixed Media on Panel
40 x 40 x 1.50 in

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Annie Darling creates abstract paintings that move between geometry and gesture—where mid-century structure meets the organic rhythms of the natural world and the human form. Working in encaustic and mixed media, she lets intuition lead. “Every piece is an experience,” she says. “Each painting leads to the next.”
#AnnieDarlingArt #MaineArtist #ArtistSpotlight #PortlandArtGallery

To hear artist @anniedarlingart in her own words, listen to her interview on @radiomaine: "Evolution of an Art Legacy: Meet Maine-Based Encaustic Artist Annie Darling"

Learn more about Annie’s artistic journey in Off the Wall Art Magazine "Tactile Light, Emotional Geometry: Exploring the Intuitive Rhythms of Encaustic Abstraction with artist Annie Darling."

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Annie Darling’s encaustic paintings hold emotion, resilience, and discovery—shaped by a lifetime surrounded by creativity and a journey inward. 🎨✨

Join our conversation with @portlandartgallery artist @anniedarlingart on Radio Maine, where she shares how art becomes a space for exploration and healing: “Evolution of an Art Legacy: Meet Maine-Based Encaustic Artist Annie Darling”

#ArtistReel #ArtInterview #StudioPractice #CreativeLife #WomenInArt #ArtCommunity #ContemporaryArt #MaineCreatives #RadioMaine

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"The Golden Rule" radiates warmth, rhythm, and luminous energy—and we’re thrilled to share that this glowing work has found its new home. Layers of golden tones and intersecting lines create a sense of balance and connection, making this piece both quietly powerful and deeply uplifting. #AnnieDarling #GoldenTones #TextureInArt #ArtCollectors #PortlandArtGallery

Annie Darling @anniedarlingart
"The Golden Rule"
Encaustic and mixed media on panel
36 x 24 x 1.50 in

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“There are two sides to my personality—one that is precise, detail-oriented and refined, and the other that is wild and free; a rebel of sorts. Marrying these two sides of myself has been the foundation of my “work” and creative process over the past two decades.” ~ Annie Darling

“Birds on a Wire”
Annie Darling
Encaustic & Mixed Media on Panel
48” x 48”

@anniedarlingart #contemporaryart #abstractexpressionism #encausticpainting #fineart #winecountrygalleries #sonomacountygalleries #artthatsparksjoy #loriaustingallery #bayareaartgallery #modernart #modernartinterior #shopsonoma #sonomaplaza

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