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See Anne Nordhaus-Bike's Peacbes painting in Taste of Summer show
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Anne Nordhaus-Bike - Artist Anne Nordhaus-Bike - Artist
Chicago, IL
Monday, July 6, 2026


ARC Gallery in St. Charles, IL, is showcasing Anne's luscious watercolor of ripe peaches. Meet Anne at the opening Thurs., 7/16!
 
Award-winning artist Anne Nordhaus-Bike will display her watercolor painting High Summer (Perfect Peaches) at the St. Charles Arts Council's juried show Taste of Summer, which runs Wednesday, July 8, through Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, at the Arts Council's ARC Gallery at 121 N. 2nd St., Suite H, in downtown St. Charles, IL.
 
The gallery will hold a free opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 16. The public is welcome.
 
"Have you ever been lucky enough to taste a perfect peach?" Nordhaus-Bike asked. "It's the essence of summer: fully ripe, luscious and juicy, fragrant and sweet. High Summer (Perfect Peaches) expresses that experience of seeing ripe peaches on a tree in high summer, so beautiful and aromatic you want to reach up through the cool green leaves and pluck one to eat on the spot."
 
To prepare for the Taste Of Summer show, Nordhaus-Bike "worked with a framer to select the 'just right' mat and a yellow wood frame," she explained. "The framer helped bring my vision to life, floating the transparent painting over an archival orange mat and lifting the glass above the painting so it could breath and float freely within the frame."
 
ARC Gallery at 121 N. 2nd St., Suite H, provides a home for the nonprofit St. Charles Arts Council to showcase and sell artwork by local and regional artists. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The gallery is closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
 
For more information, see Anne's post about the Taste of Summer show, Celebrate Summer With Perfect Peaches Watercolor, or visit the St. Charles Arts Council website at https://www.stcharlesartscouncil.org.

About Anne Nordhaus-Bike

Award-winning artist Anne Nordhaus-Bike paints colorful, joyful 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 featured 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 served in various capacities from 1983 through 2024. She joined Gazette Chicago’s board of directors in 2004. 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 the Clearing neighborhood of Chicago, where she makes art and enjoys cooking, tai chi, and time in nature.

For more information go to https://annenordhausbike.com/ or email anne@annenordhausbike.com.
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