Relying primarily on memory, Ann Marie’s work references science, organic processes and natural elements, including visual enlargements of foliage and bamboo from her backyard in the historic Aurora Highlands neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia. She slathers frosting-like paint layer upon layer onto the canvas with paint running off the edges, resulting in a sculptural, three-dimensional appearance. Her heavy mark-making and overlapping layers reveal the history of each painting, with her geometric work being a conversation of certainty versus indecision. Ann Marie’s work is strongly influenced by expressionist artist Joan Mitchell and contemporary geometric painter Maya Hayuk.