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"Like the ancient alchemists, artists work with tools on the material plane to create something to lift us beyond the material. Art inspires us…and changes us…as it works on every plane of our being."

—Anne Nordhaus-Bike

Testimonials

  • Love The Horizons!

    How beautiful your watercolors are! I particularly love the Horizon paintings: Orange Joy, Gentle, and Dawning. The shades of color are stunning.

    --Rachel E., U.S.

  • I Love Your Work!

    I love your work! It's incredible.

    --Liz J., France

  • I Want To See More!

    Thank you for letting me know about this showing. The two paintings in the picture of you look wonderful. I want to see more!

    --Bill N., U.S.
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Mixed Media Art

Mixed media artwork with white mesh screen, big red buttons, and small red and white buttons
Artist Anne Nordhaus-Bike with Love Sign pink white crocheted stop sign, Chicago gallery opening Love Sign pink and white crocheted stop sign mixed media art, closeup view

Love Sign

Love Sign

$2,400.00 USD
$2,400.00 USD
Whimsical mixed media portrait sculpture-white square canvas head, buttons for eyes, black spiral wire hair, with bright yellow background

Mixed Media Art

Colorful, whimsical, provocative. Mixed media art by Anne Nordhaus-Bike. See a selection...

Mixed Media Art

The Mystery

No matter what it seems to be "about," art is filled with mystery.

Art communicates in the symbolic language of the soul, as color, composition, and content combine to express meaning. Works of art carry the spirit of their makers, an essence that draws us back, again and again…

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  • WTTW logo - TV feature on Art Open featuring Anne Nordhaus-Bike
  • Museum of Contemporary Art logo, museum sponsors talk by Anne Nordhaus-Bike
  • Anna and Raven Show logo, featured guest Anne Nordhaus-Bike
  • CLTV television station logo-extended feature on Anne Nordhaus-Bike's Presidents watercolors
  • Star 99.9 radio station logo, featured guest Anne Nordhaus-Bike
  • Woman Made Gallery logo, Anne Nordhaus-Bike member gallery
  • International Apex Award logo, Anne Nordhaus-Bike winner
  • Chicago Art Open logo-Anne Nordhaus-Bike featured in exhibit
  • WGN Radio AM 720 logo-Anne Nordhaus-Bike frequent radio guest
  • Chicago Public Library logo, juried show featuring Anne Nordhaus-Bike
  • Chicago Tribune logo, feature story with Anne Nordhaus-Bike
  • Chicago Sun-Times logo, features on Anne Nordhaus-Bike
  • Gazette Chicago logo-Anne Nordhaus-Bike's art featured numerous times
  • NewCity logo, feature on Anne Nordhaus-Bike
  • National Women's Hall Of Fame logo, hall names Anne Nordhaus-Bike to Wall Of Fame
  • Daytime Chicago logo, WGN TV, feature with Anne Nordhaus-Bike
  • Florence James Adams Award, University of Chicago, UChicago logo; Anne Nordhaus-Bike award winner
  • Goldman Sachs logo, firm sponsors Anne Nordhaus-Bike art and presentation
  • Illinois Woman's Press Association-Palmer Award winner Anne Nordhaus-Bike
  • Scholastic Gold Key logo-Anne Nordhaus-Bike named art award winner
  • The Mountain Astrologer logo-Anne Nordhaus-Bike featured in magazine
  • ExpertClick logo, Yearbook Of Experts features artist Anne Nordhaus-Bike
  • Loyola University Chicago logo, Anne Nordhaus-Bike invited speaker for event
  • Chicago Reader logo, frequent features on Anne Nordhaus-Bike
  • Today's Chicago Woman logo, feature on artist Anne Nordhaus-Bike
  • Wells Fargo Advisors logo-event featuring artist Anne Nordhaus-Bike
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Look And Reflect. Engage.

Art gives the soul a tangible way to express itself. Gaze at a painting, and you'll find it opens the door to your inner self…as you look, its essence makes its way inside you.

Stay with it a while…reflect…let it engage your heart and illumine your soul.

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Essential Inspiration

Art that speaks to the you within

Artist Anne Nordhaus-Bike, pink eyebrows/lipstick, purple hair, outdoors, sunny day, pink flowers

Anne Nordhaus-Bike

Anne is an artist living and working in Chicago. She paints watercolors and makes mixed media art.

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See Through My Eyes

Let me show you what intrigues me...help you see through my eyes and hear the echoes of my soul within your own.