Growing up, artist Ann Duffy loved painting. As a young adult, she went to art school and loved it, receiving her fine arts training at Laguna College of Art and Design. Her favorite childhood memory related to art was when she would draw and paint with her grandmother. This led Ann on a path to the world of art. Ann's favorite medium is watercolor. "I love when the colors flow into each other creating new washes," she says. Ann uses nature and wildlife to explore themes within her art. The movements that most influenced Ann were impressionism and art nouveau.