Artist Information:
Carol Beth Icard
Landrum, SC
United States
Member Since: Jun 2006
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Artist Statement:
"Nothing above all, is
comparable to the new life
that a reflective person
experiences when he observes a
new country. Though I am
still always myself, I believe
I have been changed to the
very marrow of my bones."
Goethe (The Italian Journey)
In 1996 I walked down a dirt
road between ripening
vineyards and silvery olive
groves to a stone farm house
that would be my home for a
week. That walk in Tuscany
was a turning point in my
life. I had only come to take
a workshop with an artist, but
left there as a changed human
being, my heart cracked open
with a new lust for life.
Since then I have visited
Italy many times to rediscover
my Muse.
At times I find great joy in
painting actual places I have
visited, although I blur the
images with the soft edges of
memory. I often focus on
windows and doorways because
they hold metaphorical
interest for me.
Over the last several years I
have worked on my Black
Doorway series which has
helped me to explore and
express the emotions stirred
in me for Italy. From a
simple "doorway" in a
multicolor ground, the black
shape...
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Carol Beth Icard's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Carol Beth Icard's Portfolio. Browse Icard's body of work: "Nothing above all, is comparable to the new life that a reflective person experiences when he observes a new country. Though I am still always myself, I believe I have been changed to the very marrow of my bones."
Goethe (The Italian Journey)
In 1996 I walked down a dirt road between ripening vineyards and silvery olive groves to a stone farm house that would be my home for a week. That walk in Tuscany was a turning point in my life. I had only come to take a workshop with an artist, but left there as a changed human... |
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