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The Black Sun by Ann Duffy
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Take a walk through the WAC's Grand
Staircase Gallery and you might
recognize a familiar Seattle street or
sun-soaked Skagit Valley scene. Our
currently featured artist, realist painter
Ann Duffy, captures everyday views
with a striking eye for light and formal
composition.
Seattle-based Duffy blends subtly
abstract components with high detail
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and true-to-life color. e results are
splendid yet familiar—a glimpse of
snow-capped Mount Rainier, the glow
of the Pike Place Market sign, a long
line of cars merging onto I-5 under
the hot summer sun. Her immense
skill is apparent in the technical ren-
dering of each scene. Aer all, she has
been painting West Coast cities for
two decades.
Duffy's work has been shown at the
Seattle Art Museum, SFMOMA Artists
Gallery in San Francisco, and the George
Billis Gallery in Los Angeles, among
others. Her paintings will be on exhibit
through the end of September. Stop by
before then to admire this artist's innate
ability to capture the quiet moments we
share with our local landscapes.
—Mae Jacobson, Associate Editor
First Take
Seattle scenes
The light and life of Ann Duffy's work
