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Carolyn Ritter is an award winning artist living in Atlanta, Georgia. She received her degree in art education from Auburn University and began teaching in schools and workshops in Florida, Georgia, and Washington.
Her paintings and illustrations have appeared in national publications including the October 2000 cover of the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. Her botanicals and landscapes hang in private collections and corporations. The State Botanical Garden of Georgia displayed her botanicals in a one person show in October and November 2006, and in 2007 a show at Calloway Gardens is scheduled.
Artist Statement:
My paintings are intimate portraits of nature. Whether I am painting plants or animals I am intrigued by looking close up and painting intimate views- larger than life. The purpose of this approach is to say “slow down, look closely, there is a world of wonder right under your nose.”
Acrylics and mixed media give me the freedom to explore and build up layers of color and texture. Once I am satisfied that I understand the essence of my subject and how I connect to it, I approach painting in a more intuitive way, concerning myself with the process rather than the outcome. To rephrase a line from the movie, Chariots of Fire, “when I paint I feel the joy of the Lord.”