About CarrieI grew up in a world rich in imagination and play. We were mostly outdoors, climbing apple trees, playing games in the street, ice skating, busily exploring, discovering, and day dreaming (and doing my chores, of course!). At about six I asked my Mom if she could teach me how to garden and she let me tend a big patch of zinnias and four o'clocks from seeds to bloom! I am a gardener to this day and so much of my work is informed by that love of tending, pruning and blooming. I also love junk stores, I get enamored by a certain curve of vase, or shape of a window or door. I collect simple objects that end up in my paintings, an old teapot, a funky plate or bowl. I have sketchbooks full of vase shapes, flowers, leaves, bugs and butterflies, birds, vistas, sunsets, cloud formations, and more. This sense of wonder fuels my creativity and brings joy to the everyday. My work depicts the familiar with an enhanced realism assembled with color, dots, and texture.
MY MUSES & INFLUENCES the magic of my childhood-blue and white dinnerware Matisse, Bonnard, Mary Fedden my flower and veg gardens my Oregon home and the surrounding landscape my dogs Pu, Chamois, Tully, and Lulu. I live in the Willamette Valley in Oregon. My work is collected and commissioned worldwide. I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Oregon State University. Art Fairs
I've been selling through Art Festivals for two and a half decades. From Jackson Hole, Wyoming to Palm Desert, CA. and up and down the west coast. These two shows are scheduled for 2024!
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Publicity & Projects
Benefit for Red Feather Ranch
To read about my fabric collection with P&B Textiles, life size labrador sculpture painting and more! Go here: www.tasmanstudio.com/about.html and https://www.tasmanstudio.com/milestones.html Commercial Clients
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