On view at the Santa Paula Art Museum is the exhibition “Anne Ward: Painted Seasons,” which features more than 50 works in oils, acrylics, and gouaches, most available for purchase.
Details at a Glance:
Santa Paula, California
santapaulaartmuseum.org
through July 6, 2025
Ward grew up in Los Angeles and studied at UCLA, but it was only while working on a film production in France that she realized her abiding love of painting outdoors. She now lives in Ojai.
Ward’s garden is her favorite subject, and, like it, her paintings teem with energy and joy. Amid the noise of modern life, she finds inspiration and reassurance in the seasons.
“By slowing down to observe the ordinary things in our lives,” she says, “we soon discover there are extraordinary things all around us always.”
