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Originally, Carole Peirson viewed art as
essentially a commercial occupation. Her degree in
Design & Communication in 1996 at the Ichthus
Polytechnic in Rotterdam, started her off as a
graphic artist. However, her greatest pleasure and
fulfillment came from creating impressions of
things that fascinated and inspired her personally,
non-commercial artworks that captivate the
viewer.
Art had at first been primarily the nuts and
bolts of a fast-paced job at an advertising agency
in her native Holland. Then, in the summer of 2000,
she moved to the Eastern Shore of Virginia. The
initial culture-shock of moving from the crowded
Dutch city to rural America changed not only her
life, but her view of life itself. When she saw the
beauty of nature around her, she knew she could
never go back.
Studying oil painting with Joe Adams (Adamo), a
well known and respected painter in Painter,
Virginia, has lifted her work to a new creative and
technical level. The technique of Oglazing
(transparant layers of oilpaint on top of an
underpainting) gives her paintings a
three-dimensional look and together with a detailed
Ohandwriting she tries to capture the natural
beauty of still lifes, flowers, landscapes and
animals.
An international painting competition in
March of 2002 in Florence, Italy has been a
professional experience that continues to inspire
her. After painting with people from all over the
world in the center of Renaissance art and taking
home two awards, she will continue to put her
impressions in oil....
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