Each of us is born into this world with our own unique 'spirit'. For me it is an adventurous, artistic spirit. Even as a small child my favorite activity was art.

My love of nature leads me to a variety of subjects. I am fascinated by the beauty and vivacity of our world.

Color choices are the beginning of every painting. When I get it right I can almost hear the colors singing in a magnificent harmony. Because of this, I choose to work in pastel.

When it comes to energy and brilliance no other media can match the pure pigments found in high quality soft pastels. They are ‘ready to go’, with no mixing necessary. I can express myself instantly! There is nothing between the color and the observer except for a small amount of binder, keeping things together. This wonderful media has been used for centuries. Detailed pastel drawings done by Michelangelo still exist today with their beauty intact. They endure longer than oils because there are no ingredients to yellow with age. When used in combination with an acid-free paper and protected from strong, direct sunlight, a pastel painting can last hundreds of years.

Sharing the Excitement

Most of all I like to make a place for you, the viewer, in each painting. This gives my work a dreamlike, personal quality and sets it apart from many of the mechanistic images that bombard us daily.

Thank you for your interest in my paintings,

Carol DeGregory

ARTIST'S RESUME

                               EDUCATION :    

    Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY : BS in Art Education

   Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York : Graduate Work (MFA)

                              EXHIBITS :2007-2009       

   Aurora Gallery, Vancouver, WA. : Ongoing Member 

   Washington State University Group Art Show

                            SPECIAL MOMENTS:          

   Award of Signature Status, 2006, Northwest Pastel Society

                           ART  SOCIETIES:
                 

      Northwest Pastel Society