Marine Artist Anne Brodie Hill - Lake Lanier Georgia

Anne Brodie Hill announces the release of her latest in a series of Lake Lanier Bridges signed prints.

The new print, which is the third in the series, shows the 1996 Olympic finish line tower, bringing back memories of the exciting competitions seen at this location. Most Lanier anglers also think of Clark’s Bridge as an excellent fishing spot, day or night, so a small fishing boat is depicted near the bank behind the bridge.

Also in the new print, an ocean rowing shell is shown. Anne contacted Will Hart, owner of Rowing Atlanta at Lake Lanier, who markets the Alden Ocean Shells, and he familiarized her with the rowing shells and their history at Lake Lanier. In 1984, Will rowed the 26 mile length of Lake Lanier from Clark’s Bridge to Buford Dam in four hours. He rowed an Alden Ocean Shell like that shown in the Clark’s Bridge print. Will stated "I own three racing shells, but the "Star" model is my favorite because open water rowing is so exhilarating when there is wind and chop. I’ve rowed in elite competitions in Philadelphia and Boston, but nothing compares to my enjoyment of a solitary morning row on Lake Lanier.

As a special addition to her Bridges series, Anne is also releasing "Lanier Island Sunset." A spectacular sunset of red, yellow, alizarin, and orange is seen behind a sailboat lazily heading back to her dock after a fabulous day of sailing near Lake Lanier Islands.

These two new signed prints are the third and fourth prints Anne has made depicting scenes from Lake Lanier. The first print is "Brown’s Bridge," a quiet morning scene of Brown’s Bridge from Lan Mar Marina, showing dock 7A’s sailboats, pontoons, and speedboats tied up and waiting for their owners to arrive for a day of fun at the lake. The second print is "Bolling Bridge" on a warm summer day with a Canada goose gander and his mate on the lookout protecting his family of goslings on a finger of land near the bridge on highway 53.

Anne Brodie Hill is a local marine artist and photographer who lives halfway between Gainesville and Cumming, Ga., very close to the lake. She is very familiar with North Georgia Lakes as both her parents and her family and children have always been big boating enthusiasts. She is a signature Artist Member of the American Society of Marine Artists and an official Coast Guard Artist (COGAP). She has won numerous awards at the Atlanta Artist Center and is a Member of Excellence there. Collectors of her paintings include Eagles Landing Country Club in Stockbridge, Ga., Kaiser Permanente, Atlanta, Ga., United States Coast Guard collection, Nature Conservancy, Atlanta, Ga., and the new Waterfall Country Club at Lake Burton, Ga.

Ms. Hill has also made postcards, t-shirts, and tote bags of all of the Lake Lanier prints. The signed prints are available in two sizes: 15 inches by 21 inches and 8 inches by 11 inches and are offered exclusively at Frames-You-Nique on the Square in Gainesville, Ga. (770-532-7074) .