Anne Skaug

Anne Skaug currently resides in South Dakota, where she is pursuing her education at Black Hills State University.  She is double majoring, studying for her B.F.A. in Studio Art and B.S. in Outdoor Education.  Her interest in nature is reflected in her academic pursuits as well as her artwork.  Working primarily in the two-dimensional fields of painting and drawing, her work focuses on organic forms and processes.  Much of her work is inspired by theories on randomness and chance.

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Combining her interests in the environment and art, Anne was contracted by Johnson Environmental Concepts to create geologic drawings used as support in environmental lawsuits.  The most noteworthy being a series of five drawings illustrating geologic processes, used in Christian, et al. BP Amoca Corp et al, the case reaching the Supreme Court of the United States. Additionally, her artwork Mechanics won Best in Show and People’s Choice Award in the Matthews Opera House 2020 Community Art Show.

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Artist Statement

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My creative work consists of multi-media painting and drawing. As an artist and outdoor enthusiast, much of the content of my work is pulled from the interactions in nature. I am interested in the collective human attitude towards nature. Personally, I find nature to be rejuvenating and fascinating. I create both objective and non-objective works focused on a variety of aspects of the natural world. This includes my own personal relationship with the environment, my observations of human-wildlife interaction, corporate-environment interaction, etc.  

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My abstract studio practice pulls from the organic lines presented in nature, such as the forms visible from an aerial view of a river system. These non-objective works are centered around the actual process of creation rather than the product. I intentionally add aspects of randomness and chance to the process, causing me to relinquish a degree of control. In a sense, this is my way of submitting to the natural intangible forces of existence.  My objective studio practice entails a more planned and controlled creation style, using nature as subject matter. These are generally an avenue for me to express my admiration and respect of nature. I employ a very precise, technical technique for these creations.

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SALE INFORMATION

If you are interested in purchasing artwork by Anne, please email her at anne.skaug@yellowjackets.bhsu.edu.