july feature artist - carol mcquaid

bio

Vancouver artist Carol McQuaid loves the contemplation involved in capturing a scene.  She works on location, carrying her watercolour sketchbook journals on her travels around Vancouver and her frequent travel adventures further afield.  Author of the book "On Keeping A Sketchbook Journal", she is a huge proponent of sketching as a way to wake up and really see the world around us.  
After experimenting with printmaking, she was torn: continue with atmospheric watercolour that she loved or switch to this exciting, bolder medium.  Instead, she decided to do some research and figure out a way to combine them both. 
  "I love cities; the stories, the history, the energy.  For me, the combination of relief printmaking and watercolour is a perfect way to capture them.  The printmaking portion acts as the constructed environment, and the watercolour the more temporary, changeable element". 
Carol is a Signature Member of the Federation of Canadian Artists, with her "Rooftops of Montmartre" linocut/watercolour winning first place in their 2015 Landscape Show. She's a self-professed Artist in Residence junkie, and part of the Vancouver Collective "13 Feet Off The Ground".  Sign up for her newsletter for updates on her latest adventures.

Guest Artists

Arts Off Main Gallery hosts art on consignment from many local artists. You'll find handmade candles and soap, jewelry, decorative tiles, art cards, original paintings, drawings, sculpture and more. Please check the gallery often as selection is always changing! There is always something new to discover. 


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