Description
‘Tangled’ by Kristina Carroll
Artist: Kristina Carroll
Title: ‘Tangled’
Medium: Graphite, chalk, and acrylic on Basewood
Dimensions: 7.5″ x 5″
Framing: Unframed – Ready to hang
Year of Creation: 2023
About the Artwork:
“TANGLED was a really satisfying risk, using a support I had never worked with before. But as soon as I saw these Basswood rounds at the art store, I was immediately inspired. I knew I wanted to play with something that would let the lovely texture show through and trying to keep the image simple and not overworked would be my biggest challenge.So after some sketching I settled on a subject matter I loved and was more comfortable with since I was doing so many other new things. (I never tire of drawing and painting snakes!) This one ended up being a meditation on dependence and coping mechanisms and once I figured out what the symbology meant to me, I knew adding a pop of color would be the right choice if a bit of a risk, since there was really no room for mistakes on this surface. I loved the result and already hope I can make time to do more pieces on these wood rounds. They make such a unique and striking art object.” – Kristina Carroll
About the Artist:
(Artist Bio)
Kristina Carroll is an award winning illustrator and fine artist who has exhibited in galleries around the world.. She specializes in art with a Fantastic, Surrealist and Symbolist aesthetic and utilizes a variety of traditional mediums from oil to drawing to collage. Experimentation and play are a big part of her process and she loves finding new ways to mix them up to create something unique
Kristina has discovered a second love in education and has taught a variety of art and illustration courses at several universities. In addition to teaching traditional classes, she works with Strathmore Artist Papers and Gamblin Oil Paints running workshops in colleges all around the East Coast.
Kristina is also the force behind the popular Month of Love and Month of Fear art challenges that ran for 10 successful years. These challenges attracted some of the top artists in the industry and allowed them to push their art to new heights with inspiring themes and community support.