About the Artist

Each of us is born into this world with our own unique 'spirit'. For me it is an adventurous, artistic spirit. Even as a small child my favorite activity was art.

My love of nature leads me to a variety of subjects. I am fascinated by the beauty and vivacity of our world.

Color choices are the beginning of every painting. When I get it right I can almost hear the colors singing in a magnificent harmony. Because of this, I choose to work in pastel.

 

                                      

 

 

 

 

When it comes to energ y and brilliance no other media can match  the pure pigments found in high quality soft pastels. They are ‘ready to go’, with no mixing necessary. I can e xpress myself inst antly! There is nothing between the color and the observer except for a small amount of binder, keeping things together. This wonderful media has been used for centuries. Detailed pastel drawings done by Michelangelo still exist to day with their beauty intact. They endure longer than oils because there are no ingredients to yellow with age. When used in combination with an acid-free paper and protected from strong, direct sunlight, a paste l painting can last hundreds of years.

 

Sharing the Excitement

Most of all I like to make a place for you, the viewer, in each painting. This gives my work a dreamlike, personal quality and sets it apart from many of the mechanistic images that bombard us daily.

 

Thank you for your interest in my paintings,

Carol DeGregory

 

 

ARTIST'S RESUME

 

   EDUCATION :    

   

   Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY : BS in Art Education

     Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York : Graduate Work (MFA) 

   Art Students League, New York, New York : Life Drawing

    Hipbone Studio, Portland, Oregon : Life Drawing

 

   Various Workshops, Dakota Pastels, La Conner WA.

 

   EXHIBITS :2007-2021

 

    Aurora Gallery, Vancouver, WA. : Ongoing Member 

    El  Valle Artists Association

    Cottonwood AZ  City Council Chambers Exhibit

    Phippen Museum, Prescott, AZ National Pastel Exhibit   

    Art In The Heart Street Festival, Vancouver, WA.

    Harvest Days Festival, Battle Ground WA.

    Walk On Main Street Annual Exhibit

    Arizona Pastel Artists Alliance Members Show, Sedona, AZ.

    Arizona Pastel Artists Alliance Signature Member

    Northwest Pastel Society Members Show, Kirsten Gallery, Seattle, WA.

     Birdfest Festival, Ridgefield, WA.

     Northwest Pastel Society Signature Members Show, Anacortes, WA.

     Northwest Pastel Society International Show

    Primary Elements Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR.

 

    SPECIAL MOMENTS:          

 

   

     Award of Signature Status, 2006, Northwest Pastel Society

    Solo Show: Mt Hood CC, Gresham, OR.

    Solo Show:Coldwell Banker Gallery, Ocean Shores, WA.

    International Pastel Society Juried Show, Kansas City, MO 

     Best of Show Award, NCAG, North Clackamas, OR.

     Sponsor Award,Battle Ground Art Alliance Spring Show,  Battle Ground, WA.

     Best of Show Award, NPS, Everett, WA

 

 

   ART  SOCIETIES:
                   

      Northwest Pastel Society

     Arizona Pastel Art Association

     Battle Ground Art Alliance

     Oregon Society of Artists

    El Valle Artist Group