January Artist of the month--Carol Carstarphen--"Seagulls at Sunset"

It's always fun to watch a painting in progress!  We enjoyed having artist Carol Carstarphen--(and her dog Sir Albert for a short visit!)-- in the studio with us a few weeks ago finishing up her painting "Seagulls at Sunset"--oil on canvas, 24x30 gallery wrap.  Carol lives in Belmont, NC and has a studio in McAdenville where she paints and teaches art weekly.  She graduated from Queens College-now University- in Charlotte, NC with a double major in studio art and museum studies and a minor in biology as she had a strong interest in medical illustration. Not long after she graduated she attended UNCC and received her teaching certificate and has taught art in the public and private sectors throughout her life.  She is rarely without her artist bag full of sketchbooks and watercolor paintings she has done through the years.  They not only tell a story but are a testament to her love for art.  Carol has been an artist with Island Art Gallery since 2014.  We hope you will stop in and see her lastest work including "Seagulls at Sunset" and "Beach Walk"-oil on canvas 18x36 gallery wrap--both pictured above.