Anna Meijn is a Dutch-born artist living in New Zealand.
She works from her Dragontrail Studio overlooking the stunningly beautiful Wairarapa valley and lakes where she has been creating her expressive, realistic and powerfully positive paintings since 2003.
Creating art has been a monumental driving force throughout her life. “When I was 3 years old we moved from the city to the country. My mum put me in an art class run by the local GP’s wife to get me out of the way on moving day. I discovered paint and the miracle of mixing colours. I vividly remember the feeling of euphoria when I discovered that red and blue makes purple. And when I discovered that adding white makes violet I was hooked for life. Ever since that day I have looked at life in paintings.” says Anna.
Anna is passionately in love with nature, wildlife, travelling, good people, great music and riding Harley Davidsons. Her paintings are an emotional journey and represent her passions, her perception of freedom and beauty, her rebelliousness and her love of life.
She works in oil, acrylic, pastels and watercolours of the best quality materials available in the world. Her Biker Lifestyle paintings she likes to approach with a healthy dose of Payne’s Gray whereas she depicts her Travel paintings in a softer and more colourful palette.
In 2003 and 2004 she was the sole recipient of full Oriel Hoskins scholarships for promising talent at the Learning Connexion in Island Bay, Wellington and subsequently graduated in 2007 with an Honours Diploma in Art and Creativity.
Anna’s work is included in many private and corporate collections from New Zealand to Africa, from Europe to Canada, and in the USA.