Wild Cartography
Inspired by nature, rooted in purpose.
Anna Wise’s practice explores the boundary between internal and external landscapes, creating a portal between nostalgia, hope, and possibility. She combines portraits with landscapes based on places she’s both visited and imagined, exploring how the environments we move through shape who we are; and how we, in turn, shape them. She begins with light color washes and sketches that anchor the piece but allows instinct to guide the final direction. Using a mix of watercolor, spray paint, pastels, acrylics, and oil, she builds each painting through many glazes and layers of mark-making, where structure and spontaneity meet to tell a story.
