Carole Mcalpine
Art expresses your soul
I am a self taught artist working in coloured pencils and occasionally mixed media. I was born in the UK but emigrated with my husband in 1968 to the USA. Divorcing after 16 years of marriage I moved to Australia where my sister and parents were then living. I ran my own stained glass and fused glass business while there and took some evening courses in art, mostly acrylic and some watercolour. After a holiday back to the USA in 2012 my husband and I reconnected and remarried in 2013 and I moved back to the USA where I took up drawing again in my retirement. After my husband retired in 2015 we were living on the east coast of the USA, and then we moved back to California where we had started out in 1968. After a holiday to the UK in 2017 we decided it was time to return to our roots and we moved back home in 2019. I had by then been working a lot in coloured pencil rather than just graphite and realised this medium was for me! I am in love with detail and I am inspired to draw from photos my husband takes and love to draw just about any subject! Art is so subjective, what you may like, I might not, and vice versa, and that is why I am firmly of the belief that anyone can draw, paint, sculpt or make art in any form they choose. All you need to do is take the first step and give it a go!
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Biography
I am a self taught artist working in coloured pencils and occasionally mixed media. I was born in the UK but emigrated with my husband in 1968 to the USA. Divorcing after 16 years of marriage I moved to Australia where my sister and parents were then living. I ran my own stained glass and fused glass business while there and took some evening courses in art, mostly acrylic and some watercolour. After a holiday back to the USA in 2012 my husband and I reconnected and remarried in 2013 and I moved back to the USA where I took up drawing again in my retirement. After my husband retired in 2015 we were living on the east coast of the USA, and then we moved back to California where we had started out in 1968. After a holiday to the UK in 2017 we decided it was time to return to our roots and we moved back home in 2019. I had by then been working a lot in coloured pencil rather than just graphite and realised this medium was for me! I am in love with detail and I am inspired to draw from photos my husband takes and love to draw just about any subject! Art is so subjective, what you may like, I might not, and vice versa, and that is why I am firmly of the belief that anyone can draw, paint, sculpt or make art in any form they choose. All you need to do is take the first step and give it a go!
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Nationality:
UNITED KINGDOM
- Date of birth : 1947
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- Groups: Contemporary British Artists

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Education
2001 - 2004
Adult Education 3 yr art course
Colac,
Victoria,
Australia
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Achievements
Prizes and Awards
2020
Special Recognition Award From Lightspacetime Online Gallery For Work Pink Flowers
East Cowes,
United Kingdom
2020
Special Merit Award From Lightspacetime Online Gallery For Work Roses
East Cowes,
United Kingdom
2019
2Nd Place South Bayfront Artists Association Spring Show With Work Roses
Chula Vista,
United Kingdom
2018
2Nd Place In South Bayfront Artists Spring Show With Work Passionfruit Perfection.
Chula Vista,
Ca,
United States
2018
Honourable Mention For Work Irises, From Lightspacetime Online Gallery Botanicals Exhibition.
San Diego,
Ca,
United States
2018
Acceptance Into Borrego Springs Art Institute Summer Show Works - Pond Lilies, Wanna Buy A Hat?, And Pebbles On The Shore/
Borrego Springs,
Ca,
United States
2018
Certificate Of Excellence, Artavita Online, Work - Changing Colours And Italian Shoes
San Diego,
Ca,
United States
2018
2Nd Place, South Bayfront Artists Nautical Art Show, Work - Ocean Colours
Chula Vista,
Ca,
United States
2018
Best In Show, South Bayfront Artists Association, Work - Lilies On A Pond.
Chula Vista,
Ca,
United States
Solo Expositions
2022
From Aperture To Art
Quarr Abbey Newport,
Isle of Wight,
United Kingdom
2022
From Aperture To Art
Quarr Abbey Newport,
Isle of Wight,
United Kingdom
2018
Carole Mcalpine Solo Showing
Chula Vista,
Ca,
United States
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Last modification date : Nov 1, 2024
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Added Nov 26, 2022
Quarr Abbey art show
My husband snd I have just completed a 6 day art show at Quarr Abbey, his photography and my coloured pencil works.
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©2021 Carole Mcalpine

©2020 Carole Mcalpine
Bonjour Gaby , merci beaucoup pour votre encouragement, vous êtes très gentil. Je voudrais voir des tableaux qui vous avez dessiné, avez-vous une page ici, dans Artmajeur ? ( excuse-moi je suis anglaise et je ne parle ou écris le français très bien !)

©2020 Carole Mcalpine
Bravo Carole, je trouve votre Galerie très attrayante, attractive, et de qualité. J'ai lu votre présentation et je suis tombé tout à fait d'accord avec vous. Je suis aussi autodidacte et moi c'est la mer qui m'intéresse... Bon vent et à bientôt. Amicalement. Gaby

©2021 Carole Mcalpine

©2021 Carole Mcalpine
Subtile et exquis........! Mesmerizing result !
Subtle and exquisite........! Mesmerizing result!

©2017 Carole Mcalpine
Thank you so much for your encouraging comment. I really appreciate it.

©2017 Carole Mcalpine
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