Cayenne Pepper Pickers

This is done on linoleum. Artist Marsha Hatcher and I will be doing similar images with different interpretations of the same image from our travels to see my parents in Africa in Jan. 2009

Working in Clay with Mentor Cookie Davis

Literally carving into clay to get the look of when I carve into a block of wood to do my relief prints. The designs are the same from my recent woodcut

Artist Cookie Davis showing me some clay techniques and allowing me the space of her studio and her time.

Another woodcut

Uwacu's Vessel (uwacu means "ours" in Rwandan)

Part of the Joseph's Tunic Series. The patterns in this wrapper/skirt are being put in 3d in clay form

PAL Mural

Police Athletic League off Monument Drive at Ed Austin Park

The Art Center Cooperative busy again on another community service project

Back to work

My panel I did for a total of six that the Art Center collective installed at Gregory Drive Elementary as part of our community outreach

Family vacation in Hawaii July 14-20

Vacation in Verona, Italy July 4-11, Highschool Reunion

Solo show at Unitarian Universalist Church

June 2009

The churh is located at 7405 Arlington Expressway and shows different artists on a regular basis in their community/social room

Mini Collection at the Art Center

I won 2nd Place award for my masked face collage I did - hooray!

Featured Artist for April at the Art Center

My featured artist wall. All new acrylic paintings having to do with dance. The tryptich is titled "Feel the Rhythm"

Images of Dignity

I did four images of women titled Joseph's Tunic I, II, III and IV, getting inspiration from the "coat of many colors", but implementing multiple designs found on fabric. For this show all the images were framed together, but they can stand alone. I plan to carry these images further and print them on colorful backgrounds incorporating the "many colors". This show was at the Karpeles Manuscript Library and Museum sponsored by JCAAA (Jacksonville Consortium of African American Artists) for the month of April.

Figure Show, March "09, at the Art Center Cooperative Inc.

First pass at "Pablo's Hands" drawing one of our figure models. This is an acrylic painting 16X20 Final submission for the Figure show. Note more depth and tone in the hands and the color of background changed.

Detail of one of the hands.

The Art Center Cooperative Inc. offers Figure Drawing every Tuesday night from 7-9p on 111 E. Bay St., downtown Jax. Cost is $10.

FCCJ North Campus, JCAAA Exhibit Jan. 14 -Feb.16, 2009

By my piece titled "Ashiti" which is the name of the Tiv lady who adopted my mother as her daughter at their first mission station in Asikunia, Nigeria, West Africa

My piece titled "Kiwo Boys", cow and goat herders

Group of Five Artists from JCAAA (Jacksonville Consortium of African American Artists) pulled together an exhibit titled "Cultural Fusion"

Rhonda Bristol, Annelies Dykgraaf, Pam Barnett, Pablo Rivera and Marsha Hatcher

Latitude Cafe art show, Dec. 08-Jan. 09

Latitude Cafe is located on Park St. in Five Points area, Jacksonville, FL

I showed bright colorful acrylic paintings and the "Akala Tree" story woodcut series. This is a great cafe offering Latin dishes and homemade deserts, and of course, encourage the arts by offering a rotation schedule of artists every two months.

My Nine Pieces Hanging at Reddi Arts

Gallery 1037 at Reddi Arts

This woodcut is titled "The Whistle Blower" A whistle is created by blowing on a blade of grass

This is the actual block of wood from which the print was hand pulled

I have ten woodcuts featured at Gallery 1037 located within Reddi Arts on 1037 Hendricks Ave.

Out of the Box, Women's Center of Jacksonville

This arylic mixed media painting is titled "Hammock Muse(ings)"
This show runs Oct 16 to Dec 19, 2008
6th Annual Invitational Art Exhibit by the Women's Center of Jacksonville, 5644 Colcord Ave.

Marjorie Broward, art supporter

New Additional Space for The Art Center

The Art Center Co-op opened a new 7,000 square feet space at 111 E. Bay St., downtown Jacksonville. It is on the 2nd Fl., brick walls, track lighting, huge windows on both sides. Come visit the Art Center if ever in Jacksonville or go on line blogfromthecenter.blogspot.com

Solo Show Art Opening August 1 at the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum

Fellow artist and friend Marsha Hatcher by the piece titled "Through the Guinea Corn Fence" post card invite picture
More artists and friends Lora Davis-Henningsen and Leigh Murphy
Friends Hildie Mahoney and Kim Counts

August 1 Art Opening Reception at the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum

JuCoby Pitman and Joanelle Mulrain
Attorney James P. Stevens

My wonderful neighbors Tina Atkins and Bob and Linda Spence

Community Foundation awards grant to Annelies

On June 5, 2008, I received a letter from the Community Foundation in Jacksonville informing me that at its May 9, 2008 artist review panel, I was recommended to receive a $3,500 grant for materials to create new patterns in woodblock printing in order to produce a series reflective of Africa. The Board of Trustees of the Community Foundation approved the recommendation at its meeting on May 27, 2008. The grant is made from funds provided by the J. Shepherd Jr. and Mary Ann Bryan Arts Endowment.
This is my first grant and I am greatly honored to be chosen as a recipient.
Now busy to work producing!
www.jaxcf.org

Woodcut Accepted for Thomas Center Gallery

My woodcut, 'Flow of the River', was accepted into the 2008 Thomas Center Galleries Regional Juried Exhibition, in Gainesville, FL. Over 325 works were submitted and 52 were accepted for the exhibition. My artist friend Marsha Hatcher is also in the show. The show runs July 12-August 24, 2008.
http://www.gvlculturalaffairs.org/website/facilities

THROUGH OUR EYES 2008