Artist Statement
Life is fleeting. Too often we focus on the "to-do" list and not the "to experience" list. For me, I am most present around the ocean. The rush that happens as nature collides, waves meeting the shore, wind across the waves... and the wake of that rush as well. The breathing of the sea keeps me focused. Keeping that experience alive though my art is my calling.
"Painting for me is a joyful activity. A connection that I hope I share with viewers. Lively brushstrokes as a colorful expression of that joy."
At home in Honolulu, Hawaii surrounded by the the Pacific Ocean, and typically on or near the water, Carolyn now divides her time between boating and painting.
Carolyn has won numerous awards, and has had her work juried into many local and regional exhibitions. She has also shown her work in numerous solo and group shows. Most recently:
2025
- American Impressionist Society 26th Annual AIS National Juried Exhibition
- The 2025 Hawaii Watercolor Society Members Show (won Juror's Award presented by Alexander and Baldwin)
- American Impressionist Society 9th Annual Impressions: Small Works Showcase (Exhibition dates are February 14 – March 29, 2025)
2024
- American Impressionist Society Fifth Annual AIS All Member Online Exhibition
- 2024 First Annual American Society of Marine Artists Awards Online Exhibition 2024
- The 2024 Hawaii Watercolor Society Exhibition (September 2024)
- American Impressionist Society 4th Annual Associate Member Online Exhibition- May 2024
- The 2024 Hawaii Watercolor Society Members Show (won Best in Show)
- First Annual Women in Watercolor Members Only Online International Exhibition 2024
2023
- American Impressionist Society 3rd Annual AIS Associate Members Online Exhibition in 2023
2022
- 2022 American Impressionist Society Third Annual AIS All Member Online Exhibition Second Annual AIS 2022 Associate Member Online Exhibition
- Laguna Plein Air Painters Association 2nd Annual "LPAPA Squared" All-Member Show
Memberships
- American Impressionists Society
- American Society of Marine Artists
- Hawaii Watercolor Society
- National Watercolor Society
- Women in Watercolor