A TALENTED artist from York draws high praise for her work at a major exhibition in Leeds.
Carol Douglas, began painting in her 60s and is currently participating in the famous Vessel exhibition at Sunny Bank Mills Gallery in Farsley.
She collected art throughout her life and in her mid-60s went to York College to take a course from the Art Foundation.
Carol said: “It gave me the confidence to start painting and I was lucky enough to win the 2018 Art and Design Student of the Year award.”
Now 70, she has worked in galleries in York, online galleries in London and is collected by interior designers and collectors.
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She said, “For many years, my artistic expression was channeled into my personal art collection and the aesthetics of my home environment. I was enthusiastic about the work of John Bratby, one of the kitchen sink painters. As his name suggests, he painted pictures of friends and family surrounded by the detritus of domestic life. I liked it.
“I have always admired artists such as Rose Wylie and Philip Guston who produced what appear to be unstructured images, utilizing the flat plane and lack of perspective. My final project in art school was called domestic objectivity and this theme continued throughout my work.
Carol uses acrylic on canvas and paints with small rollers which create the flat surfaces she needs. Although from time to time she tries to introduce primary colors into her work, she constantly finds herself drawn to a clean earthy color palette. Recently, she has enjoyed working on a large scale, painting semi-abstract figures in domestic settings.
Jane Kay, Gallery Director and Exhibition Curator, said, “We are incredibly excited and proud of the Vessel exhibition and are honored to showcase Carol’s wonderful work.
“The exhibition is an imaginative investigation into the form and function of ships through 2D and 3D visual art and craft, events and discussions. We unpack the notions surrounding these containers; showing a collection of works of multimedia art alongside two pop-up exhibitions that invite you to consider the “vessels” from a more conceptual point of view.
• The ship runs until Sunday October 30 at Sunny Bank Mills Art Gallery in Farsley, near Leeds LS28 5UJ
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