| Inspiration "Nature inspires me, from the nation's national parks to the lush tropics of faraway islands. Trips to ancient Greece, Spain, and France start a new series of paintings for me each time I travel. I paint with a sense of mystery. I believe a painting should never tell you everything; leave a little mystery to unfold as the viewer studies the composition. How people interact with nature is my focus." |
| Technique Most of my paintings combine a varied approach to edges..soft, defined, broken, and lost. This achieves that mysterious background when combined with detailed focal points, giving you a beautifully unique painting. I achieve that look by relying on wet-into-wet techniques in water color and creative glazing techniques in oil. |
| Carol Reilley is a third generation artist and designer, with one degree in fine painting and one in interior design from Parsons School of Design in New York. After a successful twenty year career as a Vice President of Ethan Allen, she returned full time to painting and opened the Studio of Art and Design in Connecticut and a second studio in Sierra Vista, Arizona. |