Earlier this year, I attended a short beginner’s water color course, where I learned how difficult it is to get the paint and the water to behave. And that’s assuming you know where to put the paint. That little course has allowed me to more fully appreciate the complexity of Carol Carter’s work. I’ve been an admirer of Carol and her work for years. Both up close and farther away, it’s really a joy to see the magic on her canvas. She is as humble as she is talented. I asked her about a fractal effect she created for a swan’s feathers and she merely said “It’s not easy to do that.”

I attended Carol’s South City Exhibit tonight at her studio. In the many years she has done water color, this is the first time she has featured scenes from South STL City. Really cool work. Here is a link to Carol’s website.