Antje was born in Hamburg, Germany. She migrated to Australia with her parents when she was a baby and grew up in rural Western Australia, spending her school years in Geraldton and Morawa.
Having been educated in Australia, it was not long before an easy alternative was found to her German name, (pronounced “Un Chair”) and Antje became known as Anne.
She is a mainly self taught artist and the development of her appealing and sometimes quirky style has come about as a result of her taking what has appealed from various sources without allowing other styles and techniques to inhibit her own progress.
She also has her own in-house art critic who reviews her work with more than a critical eye:
Antje aims to keep her style simple and uncluttered with her philosophy being that it is often more about what you don’t include that makes a painting appealing. She has used her imagination and flair to develop a fresh and individual style that includes a variety of subjects and mediums. Antje works with many media, including watercolour, acrylic and other water based mediums and often mixes these mediums in her paintings.
Antje uses chooks, birds, flowers, animals and music themes as her subjects and a lively sense of humour equips her to place them in hilariously engaging compositions.
Many have admired and more than likely laughed aloud at Antje’s quirky chook paintings at an art show or gallery.
Antje’s romantic floral paintings are created on handmade rice paper incorporating touches of gold leaf.
Antje’s style is continuously evolving with the element of surprise at the forefront.
Antje’s work can be seen at selected art shows and galleries around Australia.