Carla Wright

“I’m old-school when it comes to art. I learned to paint by grinding oil pigments and didn’t use tubes until later in my career. I stretch my own canvases and take pride in the detail I add to every painting. 

While most artists treat background as an afterthought, I see a painting – from start to finish – before I ever begin. I lay solid background first, adding layer upon layer until I come to the final result. As I’m layering, I’m continually adding or taking out until I reach the image I want.

In many of my paintings, the solid pigment rises up off the canvas, and in some, I’ve used a pallet knife for painting, rather than a brush. The effect makes people want to touch the paintings, and some paintings take more than a year to dry.
 

Since I was six years old, as an artist, I’ve been drawn to landscapes – trees, birds, willows, fields, and other glimpses of nature.

In my paintings, I tend to use bright colors, and my style has been described as everything from fine art to abstract art, impressionism art to contemporary art, and more.

Whatever my art is called, however it’s categorized, I want people to experience as much joy and whimsy in seeing the art as I did in creating it.”

Carla Wright, December 2009