Anenberg-W’s work reflects the artist’s combined fascination with color relationships and simple forms from nature. ‘Field Paintings’, 1979 - 1986, are bold medium and large format oil paintings on canvas. Anenberg-W’s more recent paintings, titled ‘Landscapes’ are just as rich in color, but are more intimate in scale. These smaller works are made mostly on canvas, and some are made on wood. The vibrant colors fields and forms are drawn from the artist’s interpretation of the land, sea and sky. New York (Hunter Mountain 1940’s), New Hampshire, and Vermont landscapes are locations that have guided and informed her work. She has also drawn inspriration from two iconic 20th-century artists Mark Rothko and Milton Avery.

Anenberg-W uses explosive color fields that suggest landscapes and more abstract forms. As a counterpoint, the color fields merge with soft edges, or are framed by more intense hues, suggesting an impending transition, or an undercurrent of mood. Her expressionistic explorations of nature have created a rich, multi-layered body of work.

‘Untitled’, oil on wood, 12 x 18 in. (n.d.)

Born in Brooklyn, New York, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in art education at Hofstra University in 1955. After working as an art teacher for several years, she returned to painting full-time. She is currently living in New York.

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

IBM Corporations (Montvale NJ & Paris, France)

Bristol-Myers (New York NY)

Clairol (New York NY)

Grey Advertising (New York NY)

The Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester VT

Thorne Sagendroph Art Gallery, Keene NH

Sharon Arts Center, Peterborough NH

B.J. Spoke Gallery, Port Washington NY

Nassau County Art Museum, New York NY

Ward-Nasse Gallery, New York NY

Chaffee Art Center, Rutland VT

East Hill Gallery, Old Westport NY