About
cCarol Bolt bio
I am native to Northeast US and have lived in the Pacific Northwest since 1991. I hold a BFA (Printmaking & Photography) from The University of Delaware and an MFA (Interdisciplinary Studies) from The University of Washington. I have exhibited my visual studio work in numerous locations including Philadelphia, Baltimore, Seattle and Los Angeles.
A book that I self-published as a studio project in 1998, ‘The Book of Answers’, has been translated into 30+ languages and has continued to remain in print since 1999. It is presently published domestically by Hachette Books and internationally by multiple houses.
Living in the Pacific Northwest, one of the most wild and beautiful places in North America, has inspired me to visually investigate and interpret landscape. The most recent body of paitings and drawings focus on investigating color, line, transparency and abstraction.
I use ink, acrylics, graphite, sponges, sticks, brushes, stencils, pens, and sometimes handmade tools. I usually work on paper.
“Mark making, repetition and transparency are inherent elements of my art. Studio work is a direct, intimate act and language that asks for my full attention as well as my willingness to stay in a moment. This practice often provides unexpected visual opportunities. This process, the materials and those unexpected opportunities is truly fertile ground if attended to. I am energized and motivated to experience the click that can occur in the process when elements fit into a place that feels right.
Creating art is an exchange; an opportunity to stay curious and keep growing. At any moment I am looking to catch the liveness; the relationship of lines, shapes and colors that speak for and to me.” Carol Bolt, artist
“I paint from remembered landscapes that I carry with me—and the remembered feelings of them, which of course become transformed. “ Joan Mitchell, painter
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Thank you,
Carol
