About the Artist | Carol Anna Meese

Carol Anna Meese, of Chesterfield, is exhibiting work in our show, Marks. Forms. Layers. 
Carol is joined by artists, David Camden and Patte Ormsby.

At the first Opening Reception, the artists spoke about their work and process. Similarly, at the second Opening, the artists set up tables with materials and visuals. Carol did a demonstration of oil stick drawings. She also had many of her tools and sketchbooks on the table for visitors to observe. Her sketchbooks capture her many travels around the world! Carol carries a sketchbook with her on all of her trips. While walking around, Carol quickly sketches her surroundings with ink. She then fills in the black and white pages with watercolor. These sketchbooks document each trip in a fun and creative way!

Videos of the art talks and demonstrations from each opening can be found on our website.

Carol Meese is represented by "Marks" in the show title, Marks. Forms. Layers.. Meese uses "marks" to create her loose depictions of landscapes. When viewing her work up close you can local each individual line, which come together to create an engaging composition.

Carol's sketchbooks from the Opening Reception!

Carol is an oil landscape painter, who works from memory.  She often finds inspiration while walking on the beach in Hatteras Island, where her family visits often for vacation. She has recently found inspiration in Kusadasi, a town on the Aegean coast of Turkey. Many of her pieces in the show translate into mountainous scene, which reflects her time spent in Turkey visiting the Taurus Mountains.

The artist’s “marks” form a striking landscape, creating a poetic composition.  She uses gestural brushstrokes, which engage the viewer with the landscape. In addition to her style, the artist's palette is very rich in color, creating a pleasing aesthetic for the viewer. When painting, Carol is moved by her emotions. She is able to paint freely, rather than being constrained by a photo or scene painting en plein air. Her work is free to transform with time. Carol explains, "Paintings develop according to my sensing and moods. I'm never sure what will result...My work is not planned, it evolves...I try to recreate a feeling in paint". When observing her work, you too may develop a certain emotion placed on you by her fluid marks and strong palette. 

 Artist Statement



Carol Anna Meese has traveled, lived, studied and worked in Mexico, Italy, The West Indies, Nepal and Bangladesh. Her paintings have progressed through many exhibitions and competitions throughout the United States and abroad. She has exhibited at The Studio Arts Center International, Florence, Italy, and had duo exhibitions at L’Alliance Francaise de Dhaka, Bangladesh and at The Third Eye, Katmandu, Nepal. Numerous accolades include the seasonal program cover for The Richmond Symphony. Meese was awarded "Best in Show" at The Montpelier Center for the Arts, Virginia, and featured in a book on Madonna. She has won numerous awards for her mixed media paintings of photography and oil paint on canvas. Her current body of work is progressing toward the abstract and is inspired by the coast and mountains of the Mid Atlantic. She is represented by Galleries in Virginia, Washington DC, and North Carolina.

Meese’s art is included in the collections of L’Alliance Francaise de Dhaka, The University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dartmouth College, a Norwegian film producer, and Michael Ondaatje, Author of The English Patient.
 

Carol lives in the Richmond, Virginia area, and The Outer Banks, North Carolina. She holds a Master of Science in Clinical Psychology and has postgraduate training in fine art, creative writing, and art therapy at Virginia Commonwealth University, The George Washington University, and The Studio Arts Center International, Florence, Italy. She continues to travel extensively and plans to paint and exhibit her way around the world.





Blue Ridge, Oil on Canvas, 24 x 48 in, $1200.00



Remains, Oil on Canvas, 30 x 30 in, $1200.00

Indigo, Oil on Canvas, 84 x 42 in, $2800.00