Carole Elliott
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Carole’s main love is painting water and ocean life, especially sea turtles. She has had previous articles published in the Artists Palette magazine with a painting featured on the front cover, as well as articles in the Australian Artist magazine.
Carole’s pastels have won awards and been included in the finals of international juried exhibitions. She has had paintings included in the International Association of Pastel Societies’ (IAPS) Annual Exhibitions held in Chicago and Albuquerque. She is also an award-winning Artist with the Pastel Society of Australia and Pastel Society of America with one of her pastels recently in New York and then selected for exhibition at The Butler Institute in Ohio.
Carole is an Accomplished Pastelist of the Pastel Society of Australia, Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America and in the Masters Circle of IAPS. She is also a Juried Member of IGOR, an Exhibiting Member of the Australian Association of Marine Artists (AAMA) and a Member of the International Ocean Artists Society.
Prior to moving to Yeppoon 6 years ago, Carole has previously been involved in group and solo exhibitions in NSW galleries for over 25 years. Her work can currently be viewed by appointment at her home studio/gallery in Yeppoon, Qld; she exhibits with Fig Tree Galleries in Yeppoon and is represented by Kent Street Studio in Maryborough, Qld.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
I have lived a coastal lifestyle for over 35 years, spending time at the beach and watching the waves crashing onto the sand and the play of light on the water and through the waves. This is what I try to replicate in my paintings. In recent years my work has shifted more towards the little things that most people will just walk past.
My current work zooms into shells on the beach, the bubbles in the ocean foam and sparkles on the waves. I hope my works depicting the natural beauty of our Australian coastline will bring people to appreciate the ocean and make them a bit more mindful when they next visit the beach.
I love our underwater world and recent trips to the beautiful Lady Elliot and Lady Musgrave Islands have enabled me to take some great reference photos. I am privileged to be invited to attend the release of rehabilitated turtles by Quoin Island Turtle Rehab Centre, which enables me to paint beautiful turtle release works. I donate a large percentage of profits from each turtle painting to local Turtle Rescue organisations.
Website: https://www.carolelliott7.com/