Ann Arnold was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the daughter of naval architect Edmund Telfer. She studied at Epsom School of Art from 1956-9 and began her career as an art therapist, becoming a founder member of the Association of Art Therapists. In 1961, she married Graham Arnold. The couple moved to Ashington in Sussex, where they lived until 1974, when they moved to Devizes, Wiltshire and joined the Brotherhood of Ruralists. They currently live in Shropshire where The Way Out was painted.
The artist
Machynlleth, Wales, Museum of Modern Art (The Tabernacle) The Brotherhood of Ruralists: A Celebration of Three Decades; 8th Sep - 1st Nov 2003; number 64 London, Peter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, The Brotherhood of Ruralists and the Pre-Raphaelites, June - July 2005, number 14
Peter Nahum, The Brotherhood of Ruralists and the Pre-Raphaelites, 2005, The Leicester Galleries Exhibition Catalogue, illustrated, number 14