Caroline K Hall

About Me

I am a painter. I am a female artist working as a teacher in the twenty-first century. I am a wife, a friend, a sister, a daughter, a grand-daughter and an art teacher juggling everything in my life so I can find the time I desire to make art. I am passionate about my work; be it a drawing, a painting, a collage or a sculpture, a lesson, a sketch, a large painting or doodle, each piece has my unique application of the materials I have available to use. I love connecting my work to nature, to the trees that line my daily walk from building to building at school, to the woods and world I see on my runs and hikes in nearby neighborhoods, cities and states, to the flowers I grow in my garden, and the rolls of my skin as it moves across muscle and bone, everything catches my eye and draws me in to investigate it further. When I was five I saw a picture of New York City and heard stories about how it was the place all artists should go if they want to “make it big”. To this day, it is a great dream of mine, but the realistic side of me is happy painting and drawing for myself, my family and friends, knowing that “making it big” is truly unrealistic in this time. My work consists of, but is not limited to, my observations of the human body (specifically mine), trees, flowers, close friends, and images from my imagination and dreams. I rework my ideas in sketches, doodles, words and continuous thought patterns on little papers and in sketchbooks before embarking on the larger canvases that hold my finalized ideas. I am always learning new tricks and coming up with new ideas, especially at school where I am surrounded by young inventive people. I love seeing my students have “ah ha” moments, their excitement is invigorating and often contagious. It is my plan to continue painting, drawing and creating new work as long as I can. I like being the lady who sees people in trees, who loves shadows on the ground and wants to recreate everything she sees around her.