Newcastle resident Ann Ranlett, MSA is an award-winning artist who specializes in pet, animal & nature subjects rendered in scratchboard. Ann’s scratchboard drawings are finely detailed and realistic. She accepts commissions for pet & animal portraits and nature illustrations. Ann is also a photographer – looking for unique perspectives of the natural world and taking the majority of her own photos for drawing reference.
A graduate of CSU, Sacramento, with a bachelor’s degree in biology, Ann is a Master member (MSA) of the International Society of Scratchboard Artists (ISSA) , a Signature Member of the Society of Animal Artists (SAA), and an Associate Member with Distinction of American Women Artists (AWA). At Open Studio and other art-related events, she offers demonstrations of her scratchboard techniques and discusses her work. Ann also teaches scratchboard workshops and has been a featured presenter at many of the annual ISSA gatherings.
Ann’s love of animals is a large part of her life. She supports a number of local animal rescue organizations and they are often a source of reference photos. She donates a portion of the sales of her art to these groups.
xscratchboard