Spotlight on River Basin muralist Annie Crouch
One of the River Basin muralists is local artist and Fort Myers Mural Society member Annie Crouch. She painted Mural #32, which depicts one of the labels used by the Lee County Packing House for the oranges it shipped all over the United States.
Annie’s work as an artist consists of a variety of mediums, including paintings, drawings, murals, and mixed media pieces.
She currently works for ArtFest Fort Myers, a nonprofit annual art festival here in Fort Myers, as their Community Engagement Manager. Before that, she attended Ringling College of Art and Design, earning a BFA in Visual Studies with minors in Fine Arts and Business of Art and Design. She also founded the Mural Club at Ringling College.
Please visit http://www.artbyanniejoy.com and follow her on Instagram @artbyanniejoy.
July 24, 2023.
About the Author
Tom Hall is both an amateur artist and aspiring novelist who writes art quest thrillers. He is in the final stages of completing his debut novel titled "Art Detective," a story that fictionalizes the discovery of the fabled billion-dollar Impressionist collection of Parisian art dealer Josse Bernheim-Jeune, thought by many to have perished during World War II when the collection's hiding place, Castle de Rastignac in southern France, was destroyed by the Wehrmacht in reprisal for attacks made by members of the Resistance operating in the area. A former tax attorney, Tom holds a bachelor's degree as well as both a juris doctorate and masters of laws in taxation from the University of Florida. Tom lives in Estero, Florida with his fiancee, Connie, and their four cats.