Annesley Studio

Fresh watercolours 12x12” one features our Valentine cherries from the garden, the other a vintage tea cup with my grandmother’s antique wartime needle packs and a corset in progress. A few of my favourite things. #canadianartist #originalart #humanmade

Thank you Peter, much appreciated!

Thank you!

Watercolour still life painting by Jennifer Annesley. Objects include antique sheet music of Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata", a crystal brandy snifter and ornate silver glasses sitting. Natural light sweeps through the objects creating sinuous shadows.

"Arpeggio" (Watercolour, 16 x 20") my first painting of 2026 is on its way to White Rock Gallery, White Rock, B.C. arriving tomorrow. annesley.ca/available-at... #art #canadianartist #music

...headed there soon & can't wait to say hello to this sublime creek. Hoping for some open water & interesting light - it is so different each year & certainly not a given, though pure joy is! Hope this inspires & brings respite for a sec.
#canadianartist #canadianlandscape #art #watercolour 🇨🇦 2/2

🇨🇦 For those who need a timeline cleanse (a.k.a. everyone) these are a few of the paintings I have made over the years inspired by one of my favourite spots in the Canadian Rockies that we ski tour up to annually for the past 30+ years... 1/2

A photograph of a gingerbread cookie (a ballet dancer, a play on Swan Lake) in an arabesque position in powder snow by a creek with the words "wishing you and yours joy and wonder." I make gingerbread each year and call them "The December People," taking them with us on our skiing/climbing adventures, and then photograph them in situ. Each one is a kind of cookie avatar, a reflection of what we're up to in the back country.

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"Swan Lake" 😉 Not a painting this time, but another medium I like to work in...Gingerbread! (@thedecemberpeople on IG)

Wishing you the best of the season, and may light and beauty never be far from your hearts.
#gingerbread #art #winterwonderland

square watercolour painting of a tree covered lake shore reflected in calm water. The sun sets behind trees shining gold and crimson though a tangle of branches, landing on summer grasses and reeds at the water's edge.

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"Tangled Shore"
Watercolour, 14 x 14" (sold, private collection)

#canadianart #canadianartist #landscapepainting #art

I appreciate that Peter, it is indeed a magical place!

Belgium's irresistible city of Brugge (Bruges) has a rich history of trade and an affluent merchant class who built lavish houses on a maze of canals and cobblestone streets; a medieval labyrinth in which to wander and wonder. One is lured down endless passageways by the enchantment of light, conversations, music and aromas spilling from restaurants, cocktail bars, lobbies. Late at night, there is a moment when most reasonable people have gone home and businesses are preparing to close but lights are still on, revealing elegant & inviting interiors. Another passageway invites the wanderer to keep discovering new processions of ancient houses, another canal, another square, maybe another café open for a nightcap. Warm amber light and red brick contrasts with midnight blue sky and deep shadows, café chairs cast serpentine shadows on table tops after a fleeting rain shower.

#Artadventcalendar Day 22

"After Hours, In Bruges"
Watercolour, 26.5 x 40"
(Currently at Canada House Gallery, Banff)
#canadianart #art #canadianartist #historicarchitecture #belgium

Still life painting of a black, red and gold Venetian mask placed on antique sheet music of a Chopin Waltz. Light shines through the mask and casts a portrait in shadow onto the creamy aged paper, a black satin ribbon curves through the foreground, a hint of burgundy brocade in the background adds richness and depth.

#artadventcalendar Day 21
"Evening Waltz" Watercolour 10.5 x 7"
(sold, private collection)

Watercolour painting of a row of 5 story houses on a canal in Amsterdam at night. Bicycles are parked for the night canal side, the lights of the houses are reflected in gently undulating water, a tree softens the geometry of repeating windows and doors. A hint of midnight sky can be seen in the top of the composition. Colours are predominantly yellow, oragne, ultramarine blue and pure black.

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"Amsterdam"
Watercolour, 14 x 21" (sold, private collection)

#art #canadianart🇨🇦 #nightpainting #architecture

A watercolour painting of Indian Paintbrush against a backdrop of a remote riverbed and forest in the Canadian Rockies. The red blooms are back-lit by the sun giving the effect of glowing from within.

#Artadventcalendar Day 19

"Rocky River Paintbrush"
watercolour, 8 x 8" Sold, Private collection

A summer memory to share with you as we get closer to winter solstice!
#canadianart #stilllife #canadianartist #art

Vertical still life painting of a red wine glass and glass oil lamp inside the historic ski-in Skoki Lodge in the Canadian Rockies. Afternoon light illuminates the log interior through a vintage mullioned window, a framed topo map adorns the wall in the background, a #burrowingowl wind bottle sneaks in from the left. Colours are firelight - warm golds, reds, burnt sienna, contrasting with cool pale blue/green of snow-covered trees seen outside the window. The lamp flame warms the objects and spreads warm light over the wood plank table.

#artadventcalendar Day 18

"Skoki Aprés" watercolour, 27 x 21" (Sold, private collection)

#stilllife #canadianart🇨🇦 #art

A black and white charcoal drawing of a panoramic view in the Rocky Mountains, including from left to right: Valley of the Ten Peaks, Mt. Temple, Paradise Valley, Mt. Victoria and Lake Louise. Clouds are settled in the valley and are caught by the massive face of Mt. Temple, raking shadows create rhythm and shows the architecture of the peaks in high relief.

#artadventcalendar Day 17
"Icons on the Bow"
Charcoal | 43 x 10" (sold, private collection)

#art #monochrome #canadianlandscape #canadianartist

Watercolour painting of a West Coast island with driftwood piled in the foreground, water in the midground, and various headlands disappearing into the fog. Sunlight breaks through the clouds. Colours are warm golds, burnt siennas, may greens and deep black.

#artadventcalendar Day 16

"Driftwood" Watercolour, 30 x 15"
(sold, private collection)
#canadianlandscape #canadianartist #art

Watercolour painting of the Ponte Del Bisbe in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter at night. A Neo-Gothic "bridge" spans between two stone façades over a cobblestone street, lit with wall sconce lanterns vanishing down the slightly arced street into the night. In the top third of the composition is the bridge with a triple Gothic arch and lattice railing forming not only a connection between the buildings but a vantage point from which to watch over the street. An arched door is slightly ajar in the foreground and together with warmly lit windows, extend the narrative to the interior. Colours are mostly warm ochres, golds, deep reds, burnt sienna, with values ranging from pure black to white.

#artadventcalendar Day 15
"Gothic Barcelona"
Watercolour, 14 x 21" (sold, private collection)

#art #watercolor #canadianart #barcelona

Still life painting of a crystal glass of brandy casting light and shadow over antique sheet music, specifically Duke Ellington's Mod Indigo. A string of pearls winds through the foreground, echoing the creamy pearl brocade that forms the backdrop. Colours range from white, parchment and gold to deep crimson and black.

#artadventcalendar Day 14
"Blue Notes"
Watercolour (10.5 x 7" sold, private collection)

#stilllife #canadianartist #art

square watercolour painting of nearly-black Calla lilies on with black brocade background. Colours range from ruby red highlights on the blooms through to burgundies, purples to black, contrasting with bright green leaves. Water droplets adorn the surfaces of leaf and petal.

#Artadventcalendar Day 13
"Raven Lilies"
Watercolour, 10 x 10"
#canadianartist #canadianart #art

Watercolour painting of a rocky lake shore. The top 1/3 of the composition is rocks and a bit of cedar bows above the water, the bottom 2/3 is rocks under the water in shades of green, ochre, sepia and gold. Slight ripples on the water's surface distort the shapes of the rocks below, creating abstract patterns.

#Artadventcalendar Day 12
"Rock, Wood, Water"
Watercolour, 14 x 14"
(sold, private collection)

(Point of trivia: This calendar is/will be composed of paintings from my 2025 solo exhibition in November. )
#canadianpaintings #canadianlandscape #art #watercolor

Thanks Aaron!

Thank you Holly! I appreciate that 🥰

Watercolour painting of a crystal wine glass with red wine on an antique silver tray, with grapes and grape leaves from our garden arranged around the stem. Black brocade fabric forms the backdrop.

#adventartcalendar Day 11

Something to remind you of warmer times on this cold winter's day!
"Summer Vintage" Watercolour, 7 x 10.5"
(Sold, Private collection)
#stilllife #canadianart #watercolor #art

Thanks June, it is a lovely peak, impressive from all angles but especially in winter light.

A vertical watercolour of one of the great arched windows in the reading room in the Carnegie Library in Reims, France. A curved mahogany table echoes the curve of the window and leads the eye to an open book under the window and to full bookshelf. Intricate Art Deco leaded glass allows light into quiet interior of the library.

#artadventcalendar Day 10 (finally caught up!)

"A Gift to Reims"
Watercolour, 7 x 21", 2025
(Sold, private collection)

#canadianartist #art #historicarchitecture #library

Watercolour painting of the east face of Mt. Temple in Banff National Park. the snowy peak and feathery clouds are warmly lit by the morning sunrise, snow-covered evergreens frame the bottom foreground. The colours modulate from indigo, black and blue lower on the mountain rising to majenta and gold at the peak.

#Artadventcalendar Day 9
"Temple Rises" Watercolour, 24 x 8" (sold, private collection)

#Canadianartist #art #banffnationalpark #landscapepainting

Watercolour painting by Canadian artist Jennifer Annesley of one of the soaring Gothic and rose stained glass windows inside the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. Light shines through the miraculous stained glass resulting in pools of colour painted across the stone floor.

#artadventcalendar Day 8
"Sagrada Familia"
Watercolour, 9 x 29" (Sold, private collection)

#canadianartist #spain #art #gaudi

Watercolour & Charcoal square painting of an antique silver sugar bowl with silver spoon buried in sparkling sugar. The background is silk burnout velvet sweeping behind the subject in soft golds. The palette is a range of ochres, golds, and bronze contrasted with black and white.

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 7
"Silvered Sugar"
Watercolour & Charcoal
8 x 8" (sold, private collection)

#canadianartist #stilllife #art

Thank you Sharon, glad to inspire some goals! Paint on!

Watercolour painting entitled "The Passage" by Jennifer Annesley, of the entryway to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Arched doors with stained glass lead the eye to complicated ceiling vaults and tall intricate iron gates open to the interior space.

#Artadventcalendar Day 6 (Yes, I'm late)

"The Passage" | Watercolour | 21 x 29" | Awarded the Michael Harding Prize at the 100th Anniversary exhibition of the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour, Nov. 2025.
Available at annesley.ca #canadianart #art #fineart