Ann Carroll


Pear Study	Patterns from the Sun	My Tulips

Are Your Thirsty?	Friends	End of Day

Auvillar View	Where am I?	Southwestern France #2

French Onions	Reach for the Top	Fruit Study

Anemone #1	Anemone #2	Reaching for the Sun

As a child I dabbled in art, drawing birds, dogs, horses and buildings ad infinitum. As a young adult I took several drawing and painting classes at the Montreal Museum of Art. However work and family responsibilities kept this interest at bay for many years. It wasn't until the late 1990s that this lifelong interest burgeoned into a passion for watercolours. It happened at a Vancouver School Board evening mixed media class. I was shown what watercolours could do. The lovely flowing and intermingling of translucent colours delighted me and from that day forward I was hooked on the medium. Recently, I have started to paint in oils. I find they have the same beautiful rich hues and clarity of watercolours. I love the intensity of the colours. They provide an exciting new approach to painting, which I am eager to explore. I have taken classes at the Vancouver Academy of Art and the Federation of Canadian Artists and from various painters in the community. My real inspiration is Zshu-Zshu Mark, who made me aware of the value of light. Other artists who have helped me on the way include Caroline Buchanan, Cheryl Fortier, James Lindfield, Rick McDiarmid, Linda Muttit, and Suzanne Northcott.

In addition to being a member of the Vancouver Art Guild, I am an Active Member of the Federation of Canadian Artists.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

Sep 2010, FCA Juried Exhibit, Painting on the Edge
Nov 2007, FCA Juried Exhibition, Small, Smaller, Smallest
Oct. 2006, FCA Juried Exhibition, Pear, Chair and Vessel
Sept. 2006, FCA Juried Exhibit, Painting on the Edge
(winner of the Nicoletta Watercolour Award)
Jan. 2006, FCA Student Show
Jan. 2005, FCA Student Show
(painting was featured in March/April Issue of Art Avenue)

CONTACTING THE ARTIST

email: anncarro@gmail.com


Onion Study #1	Onion Study #2	Onion Study #4


I am Contemplating	Resting and Reflecting	Pure Joy

Apple Dance	Fruit Platter	Oranges

Reflections at River's Inlet	The Shade Provider	View from Mount Warbuton Pike

Mount Warburton Pike	Vancouver Cherry Trees	Afternoon Shadows

Time to Rest	Summer in Codfish Park	Front Street in 'Sconset

Saturna Island View	Quident Beach	Summerfruit

Spring Afternoon	Joyous Spring	Leaf Study

Poenie Delight	Standing Sentry