Ann Wallace holds a B.A.from the University of Massachusetts, a J.D. degree from Suffolk University Law School, and an L.L.M. from George Washington University School of Law. After law school, she worked as a criminal attorney for the United States Department of Justice. At the same time, she continued to pursue art as a student at the Yellow Barn Studio. From 2001 to 2013, she was a Yellow Barn Instructor teaching drawing and painting with oils, acrylics, gouache, and pastels. Thereafter, until 2019, she taught painting classes at Plaza Artists Materials in Rockville, Maryland. She is also a copyist at the National Gallery of Art.
Ann paints immediately or directly— “au premier coup” (at first stroke) or “alla prima”(at first attempt). When approaching still life paintings, she believes that the selection and arrangement of objects reveal the presence of the artist. In her portraits, she attempts to go beyond the likeness and focuses on the perceived character of the individual. And, when she is out in nature, she tries to capture the essence of the place—the movement of the sky and water; the character of the rocks, land, and trees; the intensity of the colors; and the transience of the light. Ann draws inspiration from artists like James McNeill Whistler, who prefer to evoke rather than define. She believes that a painting should not serve simply to showcase the technical prowess of the painter, but instead should allow the viewer to be an integral participant in the realization of the artist’s vision. She has had numerous solo exhibits, and her award-winning paintings are in private collections throughout the country and on permanent exhibition in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and the United States Department of Justice.
Watch Ann Wallace demonstrate creating a pastel painting: Click here
email: annwallaceart@aol.com

 CLASSES

FALL

Exploring Pastels  Online $180
Ann Wallace
Monday, 1:00 PM-3:30 PM
9/28/2026-10/26/2026

Pastel and Oil Painting  Online $180
Ann Wallace
Tuesday, 9:30 AM-12:00 PM
9/29/2026-10/27/2026

WINTER

Exploring Pastels  Online $145
Ann Wallace
Monday, 1:00 PM-3:30 PM
1/25/2027-2/15/2027

Pastel and Oil Painting  Online $145
Ann Wallace
Tuesday, 9:30 AM-12:00 PM
1/26/2027-2/16/2027

SUPPLY LIST

At a minimum, you should get (the Anders Zorn Palette):

Yellow Ochre
Vermillion Red (or Cadmium Red Medium)
Ivory Black
Titanium White (or Flake White)

You may also get:

Cadmium Medium Yellow
Alizarin Crimson
Ultramarine Blue
Cobalt Blue
Sap Green
Burnt Sienna
Burnt Umber

I also like

Green Gold and Transparent Oxide Red

Brushes—use the brushes you have or I like any brand of bright brushes.

My go to palette knife has a squared-off top

For surfaces: Any canvas boards or stretched canvas

Gamsol odorless mineral spirits

Paper towels

Rubber gloves

 

Pastel Supply List for Chalk Pastels (not Oil Pastels):

Prismacolor Nu Pastel set of 24 (Dick Blick or Amazon)

Sennelier Half Sticks Soft Pastels—small set of assorted or Landscape colors (Dakota Art Pastels)

Or, a larger set such as Sennelier Paris collection half sticks. (Amazon).

Canson Mi-Teintes Pastel pad 12×16—Grey Tones (Amazon) for dry application of Pastels

Or if you want a sanded paper choose one that will also take wet washes (Gouache, Watercolor or Pastels with water or alcohol added)::

UArt 500 grit (Amazon, Dick Blick or Dakota Pastels)

Or
LuxArchival Professional Sanded Art Paper (Dakota Art Pastels).. Any size but I use 11″x14″

Kneaded Eraser (Amazon)
Latex gloves (cvs)
Foam-core board orvdrawing board on which to tape your paper (see retailers above)
Artist tape