C
arol’s successful series, Shattered
Realities, is often said to resemble
quilts or stained glass. The works
display her colorful palette while
playing warm colors against cool
colors and lights against darks to form
a collage of forms. The square and
rectangle shapes patterned throughout
the paintings are balanced, but still
play tricks on the eyes. That was her
last watercolor series. “I haven’t done
a watercolor in years,” she smiles. “I
added acrylics to my media in 2016
and have been enjoying them. Acrylics
have substance. They are forgiving. If
you mess up a watercolor, you might
as well pitch it in the garbage.”
Currently, Carol experiments with
mixed media and enjoys testing
her pours using rubbing alcohol for
special effect or silicone to produce
cells (like in the painting Molten). She
also combined pouring with a more
traditional technique in the painting
Keeping Watch, an acrylic painting of
a lighthouse and clouds. Carol poured
the foam, then used a straw to blow
it in the direction of the lighthouse,
creating the natural curvature of a
wave crashing upon the rocks.
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