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CARRIE VIELLE Carrie grew up in Victoria, B.C., in a family and community immersed in the arts. Her family members include fine artists, photographers/film makers, theater and film actors, writers, jazz and rock musicians and composers, all of whom enriched Carrie’s art education. Carrie holds a double bachelors degree in Studio Art and Art History from Eastern Washington University, and in 2003 earned a Master of Arts Degree in Interdiciplinary Art History Studies. Her Master’s degree coursework took her to Nice, France, where she lived for two summers studying the language, culture and art. Much of her color and texture inspiration comes from her exposure to the rich, earthy, sun-drenched hues of the Porvencal and Rivera landscapes. In Spring semester 2004, Carrie was one of two Washington State Community College instructors awarded teaching positions in Florence, Italy, where she taught Art History and Drawing classes for a group of American college students. While living in Italy, she was heavily influenced by the dramatic chiaroscuro and idealized figures of the Italian Renaissance and Baroque Master Works that surrounded her. For seventeen consecutive summers, Carrie has spent two to four weeks working as a tour guide for custom art and cultural workshop tours in Europe. Conducted through Eastern Washington University, Spokane Falls Community College and most recently Washington State University. Carrie cherishes these study tours as opportunities to share with participants the art and cultures which have so profoundly shaped who Carrie is today. She looks forward to next summer’s trip to Paris, France! Today, she lives and maintains a studio in Colfax, Washington. She splits her time between creating/exhibiting her art and teaching art and design workshops through several regional art venues and private classes out of her studio. Carrie’s works start with either a stretched canvas or wood board applying layers of textures ranging from Plaster of Paris to concrete patch, cheese cloth, decoupage medium and rice paper, sand, leaves and a few others. Once the textures are applied, she manipulates them using a variety of techniques and tools to create the irregular, bumpy surfaces one sees underneath the color. Next, she applies the overall coloration. During this process she uses a mix of artist’s acrylic colors and a variety of tools including; brushes, sponges, different textured cloths and artist trowels. This is her favorite stage in the creation of her works as she is intrinsically drawn to and inspired by rich earth tones and deep color values. Finally, she draws the image that you see in artist’s charcoal, conté crayon and/or chalk pastels. |
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