Carol Gallion

As an only child growing up in a small Missouri town, I occupied myself with drawing and painting, an occupation that would keep me interested to the present time. Over the years I’ve lived in places like Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Manama, Bahrain and Subic Bay, Philippines, not to mention a dozen or more states. Each place provided the opportunity to meet interesting people and have new and exciting adventures. They also added to the narrative that I would draw on for my future artistic endeavors.

While living in Lincoln, NE I finally had the opportunity to formalize my art training by attending  the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. I pretty much took up residence in the art department, taking as many art classes as I could manage while slipping in a few other classes such as art history and etc. Upon leaving the university I joined the Burkholder Project, a group of independent artists with private studios but often working in collaboration with each other. We had monthly shows and receptions and I learned a lot about the nuts and bolts of being  an artist from the friends I made there. I will always be grateful for their friendship, help and support during those days.

In November of 2000 we moved to Florida where I have participated in a variety of artist groups and continue to paint full time. I have been a member of the Florida Watercolor Society since 2007 and have gained my Signature status with that organization. 

It has been said that if you want to know the meanig of an artist's work, don't ask the artist!  That being said, my art is about story telling. It can be about discribing my surroundings or memories of an event or feeling. It can be about my response to light falling on a child's hair and how I might describe it to share that special moment. The one certainty is I'm happiest when I'm involved with art making.

FL

United States