Biography: Carolyn Lord (1956 - ) Southern California native Carolyn Lord was introduced to the “California Regionalist Watercolor” tradition by James Green in the mid 1970’s while attending Principia College, in Elsah, Illinois. During college she also attended watercolor workshops with Rex Brandt, George Post, and Robert E. Wood. Two months...... read more
Autumnal Equinox Helitropes, 2017, an original watercolor painting by Carolyn Lord.
This was painted during the Mendocino Open Paint Out. The sunflowers were hovering over late-season raspberries in overcast morning light, typical of the Northern California coast. I had done an 11” x 15” watercolor of this scene 2 days before, on September 19, 2017 and decided to return to the motif and create a larger, more complex composition. - Carolyn Lord
Painted September 20, 2017
Exhibits: 2017 Mendocino Open Paint Out, Mendocino Art Center, CA, Best of Show
2018 Signature Watercolor Show, Fallbrook Art Center, CA, Award
2020 “Visions Adjoined” National Watercolor Society, San Pedro, CA with Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour, Toronto, Canada.
2020 American Tonalist Society, Online Jurried Showcase.
This California watercolor painting is available as a fine art giclée print on premium watercolor paper.
