NAME: Anne Ditmars
BIRTH PLACE: Trenton, NJ
BIOGRAPHY
Anne duBois Ditmars was born in Trenton, NJ and raised in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania. A 40+ year resident, who has enjoyed photographing Bucks and Mercer counties for the past 15 years.
Anne is a self taught artist/photographer who learned early on the appreciation for art. During the mid 1990's she went out and bought a Canon SLR and has dabbled in photography ever since. Starting as a hobby she now uses her photographs on the weekly bulletins at Ascension Lutheran Church in Newtown, PA. Anne also coordinated and promoted the First Annual ALC Spring 2007 Art Show.
Several of her artistic relatives inspired her to pick up a paint brush and begin painting. Her great aunt, Helen Oldis studied with Harry Leith-Ross a famous landscape artist, in his converted barn on his estate, in the Bucks County town of New Hope, PA. Her late brother Daniel Ditmars was an artist and studied art at Penn State's Pennsylvania College of Technology.
During the past few years Anne has increased her diligence for sketching and painting and catches all occasions to improve on her art. Anne has helped organize and promote the Women Artists of Bucks County. She continues her art education with her colleagues at their fine arts studios and at the local community colleges.
