Ann Kipling L.L.D (1934 – August 30, 2023)[1] was a Canadian artist who created impressionistic portraits and landscapes in drawings and prints on paper from direct observation.
Kipling's distinctive style of overlapping, temporally suggestive linework was formed through her working process, which involved drawing her subject over time, recording subtle shifts in movement in the sitter or landscape during that period.
Her work is characterized by a flat sense of space, where lines are used to frame a vibrating and gestural idea of her subject, rather than a direct representation of form.
She studied with Jan Zack, Herbert Siebner, and Rudy Kovak[2] before gaining her footing as an artist in the 1960s-70s, most notably with her first solo show at the Vancouver Art Gallery in 1971.
During this period her interest in depictions of natural phenomenon grew, and she began developing her individual style which involved working in extended sessions for her plein air landscapes and sittings with models for portraiture.