I am thrilled to have been voted Artist of the Month for June, 2008, as well as June 2014. romanceworks bio and interview for 2008 can be read here. INTERVIEW
romanceworks interview for 2014 AOM can be read here:
http://www.renderosity.com/june-2014-artist-of-the-month---romanceworks-cms-17112
What's New with The Art Of Carol Cavalaris
Galleries: I currently exhibit my work in several Colorado galleries, including juried shows at Art At The Center in Nederland, and Gilpin County Art Association in Central City. I also exhibit in several on-line art galleries. I also have on-going exhibits at various banks, community centers, libraries, restaurants, and also participate in local Art Fairs and Festivals. Art Licensing: I am a collectible artist with The Bradford Exchange, where my art is on a Dream Catcher Collection, as well as an exclusive figurine and sculpture collection. My art is also being licensed and is on a variety of products including: eSkins for laptops, iPads, iPhones, etc., puzzles that are being sold in Target, K-Mart, and other retail and web stores. Several of my pieces have been licensed by a company called The Mountain. They produce high-quality, environmentally-friendly T-shirts and other apparel, and have some of the finest wildlife and fantasy artists in the world on their team. My art is now decorating T-shirts that are sold world-wide,including major retail stores like WalMart. You can check out their great line of tees at: http://www.themountain.com
Fine Art Prints and ArtCards: Most of the artwork in my Renderosity gallery is now available for purchase as a Fine Art Print and ArtCard (greeting card suitable for framing). I have a huge selection at my website so please stop by and browse the extensive galleries at:http://www.carol-cavalaris.artistwebsites.com
I also have an on-gallery and e-store at my own website: http://www.romanceworks.com
Specialty Items & Gifts: I opened a Specialty Store where my art is available on various items, including Calendars, Mugs, Mousepads, Art Posters, Postage, Greeting Cards (that can be customized) iPad and iPhone Art Cases, and Skateboards. New items are being added regularly, so please check out my store at:Â http://www.zazzle.com/romanceworks*
Thanks for stopping by. :o) Carol Cavalaris
FINE ART GALLERY:Â http://www.carol-cavalaris.artistwebsites.comPERSONAL WEBSITE: http://www.romanceworks.comSPECIALTY STORE: http://www.zazzle.com/romanceworks*SPECIALTY STORE: http://http://www.redbubble.com/people/carolcavalarisHEALING ART STORE: http://www.zazzle.com/healingartdesigns*FACEBOOK FAN PAGE: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Art-Of-Carol-Cavalaris/133636773376037
Comments (7)
jendellas
They are beautiful Carol. Always love the colours. xx
npauling
Wow Carol, these poppies really are amazing, they are so vibrant and colorful just like they are in the garden. Super choice of color and beautiful brushwork. 😀
Georgy
Love it! beautiful bold colors.
DennisReed
lovely
kgb224
Outstanding work. God bless.
Freethinker56
Delightful, sweet colors, wonderful image,
anahata.c
Carol, I don't know if you're ready to read long comments yet (I've seen you comment in the last week---incl to me, for which I thank you very much---but I don't know how much energy you have yet.) So I'll start commenting tonight, and do more through the next week or so; and you can read these whenever you can. I'll try to get a variety too, since you have so many styles.
This is awash in deep saturated oranges. And they're in contrast with your many greens and green-blues. (Again, opposites/near-opposites, on the color wheel; natural contrasts which the Impressionists loved to use to create luminance.) The lines in the flowers are rushing and vital. They render the flowers as much energies as petals. This is already very familiar to fans of your work; your Beethoven-like power; cosmic stuff---pulsing, rushing, colliding, embracing, etc. All the things of the deep heart.
The leaves on the bottom have the same rushing intensity, only with greens highlighted by very intense blues. That combination of luminous blues against green make for luminous leaves. They make a pulsing 'ground' for your painting. And above? Waterfalls. Of leaves and stalks and sky. And the granular energy-modules that your alcohol work brings out. You've transformed the sky into big pulsing sheets of falling/rising energies. And those overlapped sections which look like the insides of shells, with those incandescent lights and smooth surfaces. These are at top, center (left of center). You have these surfaces in a number of your pieces. To me, they look like the inside surfaces of shells...
As a portrait of love, its a passionate love, with huge highs and huge lows, and a very dramatic dance of souls. The orange just shouts off the 'canvas', and the greens and blues give real peace. A very powerful piece, raining down into our spaces with a great explosion of power.
romanceworks
Mark, I enjoyed and appreciate your comment very much. Your observation was so perceptive. I was compelled to create some art using this color orange contrasted with aqua/blue green. Colors really do speak to and effect me so deeply. Of course I adore poppies, they are so full of life. I thought of love in bloom while I was creating this, because of the amazing energy of love, as well as the contrasts of love. As you said, with love there are intense highs and intense lows, there are moments of incredible energy and passion, and times of deep calm and peacefulness. That is what I wanted to express in this art, and I'm truly touched you felt and saw that in this work.