Anne Nordhaus-Bike

Anne Nordhaus-Bike Award-winning artist Anne Nordhaus-Bike paints colorful, joyful watercolors inspired by nature. She joined Gazette Chicago’s board of directors in 2004.

Inspiring Art, Ready To Display: Transform Your Home (Or Office), Lift Your Spirit Award-winning artist Anne Nordhaus-Bike paints colorful, calming watercolors inspired by nature. Anne’s art has appeared in numerous solo and group shows as well as many arts programs, presentations, and performances. Her work has been published in periodicals and books; covered in numerous print publications; and f

eatured in broadcast media, both on television and feature films. She received a degree in art history, with honors, from the University of Chicago and went on to launch a fine arts column that ran for two decades in the Gazette Chicago newspaper, where she has served in various capacities since the newspaper’s founding in 1983. She founded her multimedia arts firm, ANB Communications, in 1993. A member of the prestigious Woman Made Gallery in Chicago since 1998, she launched her book, Follow The Sun, with a book signing at Woman Made in 2012; the book includes more than a dozen of her original watercolors. Among her many awards and honors, she was named to the National Women’s Hall of Fame’s Wall of Fame. Anne lives with her husband Bill and cat Sterling in Chicago, where she makes art and enjoys cooking, tai chi, and time in nature.

After buying a wide wash brush a while back, yesterday gave me a chance to test it. The black-eyed susan flowers are in ...
08/14/2026

After buying a wide wash brush a while back, yesterday gave me a chance to test it. The black-eyed susan flowers are in bloom these days; after painting them, I dipped the brush into a couple different colors to add a colorful background. 😀

ART IN THE NEWS: Journalist and artist Kelly White has just published the most splendid article about my upcoming Color ...
07/08/2026

ART IN THE NEWS: Journalist and artist Kelly White has just published the most splendid article about my upcoming Color Songs art opening that captures the spirit of my two "musical-visual" flower paintings. Join me Friday, July 17, to see these pieces and the entire show at the opening reception Bridgeport Art Center : https://southwestregionalpublishing.com/2026/07/08/clearing-artist-makes-flowers-sing-at-bridgeport-art-center/ Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists

Clearing artist Anne Nordhaus-Bike blends music and nature through watercolor flower paintings featured in Bridgeport Art Center’s “Color Songs” exhibition.

FESTIVE ART NEWS COVERAGE: Thrilled to report Southwest Regional Publishing newspapers columnist Peggy Zabicki featured ...
07/07/2026

FESTIVE ART NEWS COVERAGE: Thrilled to report Southwest Regional Publishing newspapers columnist Peggy Zabicki featured a great write-up about my upcoming art show, opening Thursday, July 16, and featuring my sunny Peaches painting! Thank you, Peggy and SRP!!

I hope everyone had a safe and happy Fourth of July. I spent the day at a family picnic just outside Chicago. It was peaceful and fun. The peace ended when I arrived back home. Our neighborhood sounded like World War III. Or maybe it was supposed to sound like the Revolutionary War when our forefath...

We stopped at the library on Saturday, and I got to say hi to Elmo. 😀
06/22/2026

We stopped at the library on Saturday, and I got to say hi to Elmo. 😀

The Festival Of Independent Artists organizers have asked me to speak at the festival the evening of Saturday, May 9 - j...
05/03/2026

The Festival Of Independent Artists organizers have asked me to speak at the festival the evening of Saturday, May 9 - join me there for an inside look at my art and creative perspective! Details: https://annenordhausbike.com/blogs/blog/art-talk-may-9-festival-chose-me-as-featured-speaker

Festival Of Independent Artists organizers will feature Anne Nordhaus-Bike Saturday evening, May 9. See Anne's watercolors, hear her story-how, why she creates.

Tonight’s the night! Join us  in Palos Park, 6 - 8 pm, for   of A Beautiful Noise. See two of my watercolor flowers : gr...
04/10/2026

Tonight’s the night! Join us in Palos Park, 6 - 8 pm, for of A Beautiful Noise. See two of my watercolor flowers : great opportunity to add to your art collection!

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