Carol McIntyre | Colorado Springs, Colorado USA
At 36, I unlocked the artistic vault that I had kept sealed for over 15 years. I traded my blue suits of corporate life in for an artist’s smock shortly after my late mother-in-law introduced me to watercolors in 1987. The Twin Cities (MN) offered fine art education through their network of art centers, the Minneapolis College of Art & Design, and workshops instructed by nationally known artists. The regional watercolor society captured my heart, hence I served as President of the Minnesota Watercolor Society (1992-94). In 2004, I founded & curated the “Celebrate 22 Miles” exhibition held at The Edina Art Center; this show celebrated the significance of the Minnehaha Creek that runs through the Twin Cities.
In 1994, I added the medium of pencil, followed thereafter by pastels and then oils working with a palette knife. If I am not collaborating with a client on a commission or outside scoping out future paintings, you can find me in my Black Forest or Deckers, Colorado studios.
My large body of work entitled “No Time for Idle Hands” 19th-century Women of the Northern Plains & Prairies”, traveled to five exhibition venues. This work inspired me to write my book “Painting My Passion: An Artist’s Journey with the Women of the West”. I am a signature member of the Transparent Watercolor Society of America, and I hold juried associate memberships with the Pastel Society of America and the Oil Painters of America, My work has been in regional as well a national shows, receiving several awards.
