Anne Saunders

Anne Saunders was born in Edinburgh in 1955. Between 1972 and 1977 she studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee, specializing in Illustration and Printmaking resulting in a Bachelor of Arts.

Anne emigrated to Australia in 1977 where she commenced her lecturing career at University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba. From there Anne moved to lecture at Charles Sturt University before moving back to Scotland for 4 years to establish a small gallery outside Edinburgh. Anne returned to Ballarat in 1987 building her academic career over the next 22 years where she was promoted to Senior Lecturer and Undergraduate Visual Arts Course Coordinator.
Anne is now a full-time artist, having retired from her position at University of Ballarat in 2010.
Since leaving Art School Anne has had over 20 solo exhibitions with 10 of those accompanied by exhibition publications. She has contributed to over 50 group exhibitions and been a finalist in juried exhibitions many time throughout her professional career. These exhibitions have taken place in exhibitions in Australia, Singapore, New Zealand and the U.K.
In more recent years Anne has spent time back in her homeland as artist in residence at WASPS Patriothall artist studios in Edinburgh. She will be travelling back to Scotland in 2011 to WASPS ‘The Steeple’ artist studios in Newburgh, Scotland.

Below are some of the multi media artworks produced during her stay in Newburgh North Fife.

The River Tay Haar

Haar over the River Tay. Wonderful weather, bright sunshine with a but, Easterly winds brings a cold addition in the form of a sea fog that penetrates 10 or so miles inland, brrrr. Interesting light though.

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Fife Horn Union & Highland Collective, Younger Hall, St Andrews.

Younger Hall, St Andrews, North Fife. One of the many venues for On The Rocks Festival which ran 18th - 22nd April.

The orchestra applauded by conductor Richard Ingram. 15 horns, 1 tuba and tympani drum.
A rich and wonderful sound playing Titanic in the video below. By James Horner, Arr. Richard Bissill.



Fife Horn Union & Highland Collective, Younger Hall, St Andrews.

Fruit Trees North Fife

Bird Cherry trees, full of blossom and typical of this time of year. The apple trees are yet to flower.

A closer look at bird cherry blossom.

In amongst the burgeoning orchard this cockerel is diligent in keeping guard over his flock.

Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera) often used as a root stock but useful plums anyway. Super abundant every year.

Plum flowers, I'm ignorant of the variety, Damson in colour but larger. Could be an impressive output this year.



Sloe flowers.

Blackthorn (sloe) blossom. Years ago I planted blackthorn as part of a hedge surrounding the garden without realising its nature. It seems the roots take off throwing up growths 5/6 metres away from the parent plant, ok in some places but a nuisance when they irrupt in the lawn. The production of sloes is welcomed for sloe gin, I tried once making sloe jam, forget it, even with heaps of sugar it's a cheek sucking experience.

Pear flowers, it's still a very small tree, last year it produced three pears and if this year the flower display matures into fruit, fantastic.

Tayview 14th April 2011

Tayview 14th April 2011

Sunset over the Tay. It's always different I never tire of enjoying the ever changing combinations of tide, light and colour.

Luthrie North Fife

Luthrie North Fife. I love this stand of trees on Star Bank. Bird Cherry (Prunus padus) in flower, a row of Lime Trees (Tilia Vulgaris) and the Horizon topped with mainly Scots Pine (Pinus Siylvestris).


Closer in. In a week of warm weather suddenly all is springing into vibrant life. At this time of the year, can you feel the sap rising? The wind and bees work the pollen, lets wish it's productive.

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Tayview 12th April 2011.

Tayview 12th April 2011. The ever changing River Tay in brightness and dark North Fife. Notice the exposed sandbanks and navigation lights, the tidal rise and fall is around 4 metres.

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