Artist Statement
As a self-taught artist, I first began selling my work by commission and consignment in 1991 in Prince George, BC. At that time I was exploring acrylics on decorative wood items, and making jewelry pieces from porcelain. By 1994 my focus shifted to acrylic paintings on canvas, many of which I sold while I worked and painted in Arizona.
As my confidence and ability grew, I began to be interested in watercolour as a method to loosen my style, listen to intuition, and learn to work with "what comes from the brush". An artist friend in Nevada encouraged me to begin drawing, sketching, and keeping a journal. Those early representations provide a wealth of information for me now as my work moves more and more into an abstract format.
I participated in my first show as a student of sculpture at Great Basin College, Elko, Nevada, in 1999. From that show I was invited to place my work in a local gallery. The work I subsequently produced for Desert Gold Gallery has sold throughout the State of Nevada, and elsewhere in the USA, and Canada. I frequently receive requests for commissions, and my work may be found in private collections in Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, California, Canada, and New Zealand.
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Artist Bio
The oldest of 6 children, Carrol was born and raised
in the farming and ranching country of north-central
BC.
Carrol began painting in 1990 while living in a
small desert community in the southwest USA. Although
largely self-taught, she has augmented her learning
through weekend workshops and short courses in Canada,
Mexico and the US. The work expresses a variety of
interests, and employs a melange of media including
collage, assemblage, watercolor, and acrylic painting.
Carrol has had individual and group showings of her
work in various venues in Victoria since returning
here to live in 2003, and her work is in private
collections in the USA, New Zealand, England, and
Canada.
Carrol's home studio will be open during the 2008
Fernwood Art Stroll on June 21st and 22nd,
and you may view select pieces her work at both
'She Said Gallery', and
'Collective Works Gallery' in
Fernwood Village, Victoria.
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