About Carrie

I grew up in a magical world of wonder, playing outside, climbing apple trees, happily  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 still garden and love being outside, I collect objects that end up in my paintings, a piece of fruit, a teapot, a plate or bowl. I have sketchbooks full of flowers, leaves, bugs and butterflies, birds, vases and vistas, sunsets, cloud formations, these all fuel my paintings and bring joy everyday. My work depicts the familiar with an enhanced realism built with colors, dots, and texture.
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​MY MUSES & INFLUENCES
the magic of my childhood-blue and white dinnerware
Matisse, Bonnard, Mary Fedden
my flower and veg garden
my home the countryside
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 decades. From Jackson Hole, Wyoming to Palm Desert, CA. up and down the west coast. These two shows are scheduled for 2021!

• Fall Festival | Corvallis
• Teal Holiday Gallery | Corvallis

Private Collections

• Evergreen Hospice, Albany, OR
• OSU Women's Center, Corvallis, OR
• West Hills Veterinary Clinic, Corvallis, OR
• Pastega Cancer Care Home, Corvallis, OR
• Many private collectors around the globe​

Commercial Clients (partial list)

• Bells Nursery, Anchorage, AK
  
• Bellemarche, Oklahoma, OK
• Broadway Books, Portland, OR​
• Readers Guide, Salem, OR
• Eagle Harbor Books, Bainbridge Island, WA
• Beach House Greetings, Shoreline, WA
• Bloomsbury at Kanaka, Stevenson, WA
• Community Food Co-op  2 locations Bellingham, WA
• Christiansen Nursery, Mt. Vernon, WA
• Seattle Flowers, Seattle, WA
• Watermark Books, Anacortes, WA
• Trillium, Bellevue WA
• Bellevue Botanical Gardens, Seattle, WA
• Queen Anne Books, Seattle, WA
• Edmonds Bookshop, Edmonds WA
• ​Dolly Mama, Gig Harbor, WA
• Secret Garden Books, Seattle, WA
• Honey Bear, Coupeville, WA
• Pearl St. Books, Ellensburg, WA
• ​Quimper Mercantile, Port Townsend, WA
• Moonraker Books, Langley, WA
• Village Books, Paper Dreams, Bellingham, WA
• Pacific NW shop, Tacoma, WA
• West Seattle Nursery, Seattle, WA
• ​Beadweaver of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
• Oregon State University Extension Service, Corvallis, OR
• Oregon State University 4-H Programs, Corvallis, OR
• P&B Textiles, New York, NY 
• ​https://patternobserver.com/2015/05/15/featured-designer-carrie-tasman/