Short Bio
Allowing the paint to guide me, I’m drawn to an array of artist expressions from painting landscapes to portraiture and abstract works. I paint mostly from live models, en plein air (outside) and a mixture of different photographs to translate various colors, moods, and textures into an artistic experience. My goal is to capture the myriad of emotions and beauty around me.
Statement
Having grown up in Newburyport Massachusetts, an historic seaside community, water has always played an important role in my life and I’m always wanting to paint water in both a traditional and abstract manner. My parents later moved from the farmhouse into a home directly on the marsh and as a family we spent a great deal of time at the beach. I was exceptionally close to my mom and painting anything with a water feel brings me close with my mom again.
Peoples’ inner worlds intrigue me, and I love painting people of all ages because I strive to capture their essence. Although not technically exact like a photograph, I try to render the feel of a person. A famous painter, Tai Shan Schierenberg quoted, “in the act of non-slippage the painting is lost.”
In my landscapes and abstract works, I hope to capture an intangible moment in time, filled with the mystery, love and beauty that the world offers.
My works can be found in private commissions and collections in Manhattan, East Hamptons NY, throughout CT, Los Angeles CA, Boston MA, Palm Beach FL, Duxbury MA, and Weisimmer Switzerland.
My latest portrait has been accepted into The Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists, The Loft Artist Association, and my abstracts into The Rowayton Art Center Juried Show.
I am also involved in several art organizations for Harvard Alumni and for The Breast Cancer Alliance.
I live in Darien Connecticut where I am raising 3 amazing girls.
Biography
www.caramccabeart.com
Resume / CV
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, M.A. 2008
Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT, B.A. 1998
Accepted into the Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists, September 2022.
Accepted into the Loft Artist Association, September 2022
.Lilian August, LA Home, Norwalk, CT. Permanent Collection.
Anne Connell Silvermine Gallery Group Exhibition, New Canaan, CT. Winter 2022
Accepted into the 2021 Rowayton Art Center Juried Show. Rowayton, CT.
The Geary Gallery, Darien CT. Permanent Collection.
Shown at events with Kristin Edwards, Art collector and dealer. Solo Exhibit.
Everyday Vitality LLC, Darien CT Winter and Spring Show 2020-2021
Anne Connell Silvermine Gallery Group Exhibition, New Canaan, CT. Fall 2019
Solo Exhibit. Brendan’s 101, CT Fall 2018.
Anne Connell Silvermine Gallery Group Exhibition, New Canaan, CT. Winter 2018
Solo Exhibit. UCBC Darien, CT Fall 2017.
Anne Connell Silvermine Gallery Group Exhibition, New Canaan, CT. Winter 2017
27th Annual Art Exhibition at The Silvermine School of Art. New Canaan, CT. May 2017.
55th Annual Art Show at The Community Cooperative Nursery School. Rowayton, CT. June 2017.
53rd Annual Art Show at The Community Cooperative Nursery School. Rowayton, CT.
May 2015.Focus Under 40 Juried Exhibition at the Rowayton Art Center. Rowayton, CT. May 2015.57th Annual Darien Art show at The Darien Arts Center. Darien, CT. May 2015.
Anne Connell Silvermine Gallery Group Exhibition, New Canaan, CT. Spring 2015
25th Annual Art Exhibition at The Silvermine School of Art. New Canaan, CT. April 2015, received award. Anne Connell Silvermine Gallery Group Exhibition, New Canaan, CT. Winter 2015.
The School of Visual Arts. New York, NY. March 2007.The New School. New York, NY. August 2007.
Student Art Show at The School of Visual Arts. New York, NY. August 2006.
The New School. New York, NY. April 2006.The School of Visual Arts. New York, NY. April 2005.
Student Art Show at The School of Visual Arts. New York, NY. April 2004.
Middlebury College Student Art Show. Middlebury, VT. May 1996,1997 &1998
