Caryn Coville

Member Artist

Art has always been a part of my life. Shortly after graduating with a B.F.A. from Rochester Institute of Technology, I discovered using colored pencils as a fine art medium. I work realistically, and I like the smooth texture and fine details that can be achieved with colored pencils.
My work is inspired by my love of nature, travel, and the beauty I find in everyday objects. My paintings start with a line drawing; and using a heated drawing board, I begin the process of applying pigment. Working with a light touch, I slowly build up and blend the color, sometimes adding up to twenty layers. I like the process of watching my painting slowly emerge.

Primarily a colored pencil artist, I have enjoyed extending my artistry into other mediums. For the past several years I have enjoyed East Asian brush painting. I like the contrast between the very slow process of creating a colored pencil painting layer upon layer, and the spontaneity of brush painting, where I try to convey the essence of a subject by using minimal strokes of ink and watercolor. My latest journey has been into the world of alcohol ink painting.

I am a ‘CPX’ Signature Member of the Colored Pencil Society of America and was awarded the ‘CPX’ Five-Year Merit Award in 2020.

My work has been featured in numerous art publications and I am a contributing artist in the book Masterful Color: Vibrant Colored Pencil Paintings Layer by Layer by Arlene Steinberg.

My award-winning work has been shown in solo gallery exhibits, juried shows and group exhibitions and is in corporate and private collections throughout the United States and Canada.

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