FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
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“Bay” – 16 x 20 oil on canvas
“Chestnut” – 16 x 20 oil on canvas
“Grey” – 16 x 20 oil on canvas
“Launch” – 18 x 24 oil on canvas
often more. Once I’m at the stage where I’m actually applying
paint to canvas, its all smooth sailing from then on!”
The process for creating a masterpiece begins with a single
idea. Once she has a concept in mind, Carole takes several
photographs. When taking photos, she watches for details
that catch her eye. “Lighting is crucial first and foremost,” she
explained. “Second would be some good detail to work with in
the photos. I can fix and change a lot of things when using paint,
such as making a solid horse a pinto. Markings can be a great
compositional tool.”
She uses only the images that have enough visual information
to work with, and enough lighting that will create an interesting
piece. Then, she spends a lot of time working with sketches to
correct photographic flaws and distortion and to create the ideal
composition. Finally, when she gets the sketch right, it’s enlarged
and transferred to canvas. “It’s a process that requires that I really
listen to my intuition to get me to a successfully finished piece...
usually I just know.”
Carole lives with her artist husband in Tucson, Arizona. Their
daughter is also a talented artist and their son is a musician who is
also pursuing an engineering degree. “We are an art-based home.
When the kids were both young they were baffled when visiting
other people’s houses because they didn’t have an art studio!”
Carole
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s greatest accomplishments as an artist include
becoming an Associate Member of the AAEA (American Academy
of Equine Art) and a Signature Member of the IEA (International
Equine Artists). She was also selected to join an elite group of
artists by painting the winner of the $1 Million Pacific Classic by
the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club.
Looking toward the future, Carole would like to introduce her
work to new markets, show in new venues and find opportunities
to add more equine genres to her portraiture portfolio. She plans to
keep growing through her work both professionally and personally.
“I want to find a shared passion with everyone who knows or just
appreciates horses, and to have them discover in my paintings the
very attributes that reflect the inner power and grace which makes
the equine animal such a deep source of fascination for all of us.”
For more information about Carole and her artwork, visit her
website
, contact her through Facebook
(Carole Andreen-Harris Art) or email her at andreenharris@gmail.
com.
About the writer: Kathryn Murphy is a student at USC Aiken who
is majoring in Communications. She plans to pursue a career in
journalism.
