Carol studied art at senior school, and attended the Peter Birch School of Art, before graduating as a veterinarian. After enjoying a successful career, Carol has decided to pursue her lifelong interest in art full time.
She is an active member of the Margaret Street Gallery, the Professional Artist Institute, The Toowoomba Art Society and The Back Road Artist Group, who received an ‘Australia Day – Cultural Award’ in January 2024.
In 2023: Carol exhibited in three shared exhibitions and one solo exhibition.
Carol also won a non-acquisitive $1000 prize at the Aspects Art Show, was a curators pick at the Downlands Art Show and was selected as a finalist in the Doyles Landscapes Art Awards, and as a finalist in the Lethbridge Gallery $20000 small scale art award. Carol is represented by retail/gallery outlets in Qld and NSW.
She is an active member of the Margaret Street Gallery, the Professional Artist Institute, The Toowoomba Art Society and The Back Road Artist Group, who received an ‘Australia Day – Cultural Award’ in January 2024.
In 2023: Carol exhibited in three shared exhibitions and one solo exhibition.
Carol also won a non-acquisitive $1000 prize at the Aspects Art Show, was a curators pick at the Downlands Art Show and was selected as a finalist in the Doyles Landscapes Art Awards, and as a finalist in the Lethbridge Gallery $20000 small scale art award. Carol is represented by retail/gallery outlets in Qld and NSW.
Artist Statement
There is so much poverty, hunger, violence, and bloodshed in the world. We also face ever increasing threats from global warming to the dark web, from social media trolls to artificial intelligence, all of which contribute towards subliminal anxiety in our lives. This is why, as an artist, I am drawn to creating quiet, peaceful, and up lifting paintings, that offer, even if just for a moment, a counterbalance to all the chaos.
Creating something gentle and uniquely beautiful is a wonderful way to express myself. I am a strong person who has always loved a challenge, and painting offers me a consistent and ongoing challenge in pursuit of perfection. Perfection is something so elusive it can never be attained, but the desire to achieve it, keeps my art constantly evolving and revealing new and hidden parts of me.
My style is generally hyper-realist, and I love to paint small series of paintings from a variety of different subject matter, rather than reproducing one successful painting over and over again.
I hope that by remaining loyal to my creative instincts, my work reveals an honesty that people can connect with. I am a patient person, someone who strives for quality over quantity and feels rewarded whenever my art makes someone smile (or shed a tear).
Creating something gentle and uniquely beautiful is a wonderful way to express myself. I am a strong person who has always loved a challenge, and painting offers me a consistent and ongoing challenge in pursuit of perfection. Perfection is something so elusive it can never be attained, but the desire to achieve it, keeps my art constantly evolving and revealing new and hidden parts of me.
My style is generally hyper-realist, and I love to paint small series of paintings from a variety of different subject matter, rather than reproducing one successful painting over and over again.
I hope that by remaining loyal to my creative instincts, my work reveals an honesty that people can connect with. I am a patient person, someone who strives for quality over quantity and feels rewarded whenever my art makes someone smile (or shed a tear).
