Artist Caroline Ratliff
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The Artist Says:
Art is food for the soul.
Biography
Born Birmingham, Alabama 1936
Education
University of Alabama, BA major in Painting 1958
Publications
American Art Collector Focus Artist March 2012
Show Judge Victoria, Texas 2010
Solo Shows
Edot Gallery Houston, Texas 2012
Bunker Hill City Hall Bunker Hill Village,Texas 2012
Art Center of Rural Texas Fayetteville, Texas 2010
Artist Alliance Sugar Land, Texas 2010
Ascension Episcopal Church Houston, Texas 2009
Two Friends HCAA Houston, Texas 2009
Group Shows
Galveston Art League Juried Show 2013
Artists of Texas Dutch Gallery, Dallas 2011, 2012
Guiton Street Open House Houston 2011, 2012, 2013
Skyline Art Services Houston 2011
Southwest Rodeo Up Houston 2011
Nomadas Del Arte SW Gallery, Dallas 2010
ECVA at St. Martin’s Episcopal Houston 2009
Oil Painters of America Dana Gallery, Montana 2008
Pastel Society of SE Texas
International Show Clute, Texas 2005
Outdoor Painters Society Estes Park, Colorado 2005
Awards
Galveston Art League Best of Show 2013
Houston Art Society Best Landscape 2009
Houston Art Society Best Floral 2008
National Society DAR 2nd Place Nationally 2009
Professional Memberships
American Impressionist Society
Contemporary Fine Art International
Episcopal Church Visual Artist
Oil Painters of America
Outdoor Painters Society
Pastel Society of SE Texas
Painting is my passion and joy, filling an inner need to produce something of beauty. My paintings are an extension of the way I connect emotionally with nature. Painting from life gives me the opportunity to see the nuances of color and light and a sense of the location.
I am especially drawn to landscapes and I attempt to capture the essence of what I feel and see whether it be the mountains or the deserts. I especially love the mountains as they revive my spirit with their might and power. .
Whether I use pastel or oil, large painting or small field study, I lose myself in the process of painting. My paintings begin with large abstract shapes. As the painting develops, these [...]
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