Education B.S. Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla. M. Ed. Georgia State University, Atlanta, Ga.
Art Studies Florida State University High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia Oil Studies with Constantine and Roman Chatov, Atlanta, Ga. Collage and Experimental Watercolor with Dolores Kennedy, Atlanta, Ga.
Author
Author of self-published microwave cookbook, 1981, "The Dapper Zapper, Creative Microwave Cooking" , marketed and sold nationally for many years.
Carol Jean created the popular salt, preservative free herbal blends, "Dapper Dips, Herbes Unique", a seasoning product and dip mix, 1983, sold and marketed nationally.
She attended the Cordon Bleu Cooking School in London and La Varenne in Paris.
Other Accomplishments
She was awarded the designation of Lifetime Master Gardener of Georgia by the Cooperative Extension Service of the University of Georgia, 2007.
About the Artist
All work is original. Favorite themes for watercolor and acrylic paintings are vegetables, fruit, landscape or floral choices, reflecting Carol Jean’s enjoyment of gardening. Her collages are colorful free-form designs created of imported or other papers tinted with acrylic, water color or other mediums. Sometimes she adds a touch of gold-leaf and drawing or painting with another media such as graphite, crayon or another paint choice. She creates her work in such a way that pieces can easily be displayed singly or combined in groupings of two or more. Her work is appropriate for both residential and corporate settings. Sometimes she signs her paintings and collages with initials only so that the patron of her work can decide which angles they prefer to frame or hang the piece.
Exhibits Past and Present
2009Marietta Cobb Museum of Art. "Metro Montage IX" a juried show. "Floating World", a collage, was accepted. June-Sept., 2009. 2008Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, Ga, Little Things Mean A Lot exhibit. Fall and Winter 2008. 2008Rally Foundation Auction. Artwork donated. 2008 Mainstreet Art Company (MAC), Alpharetta, Ga 2008 Strawberry Fields, Alpharetta, Ga 2008Fine'ally Affordable, Alpharetta, Ga 2007 Donor to the silent auction of the American Heart Association, Bay County, Panama City, FL 2007 “Art Beyond Borders” sponsored by the Alpharetta Art Guild 2006 Donor to the silent auction for the Atlanta Botanical Southeastern Flower Show 2002 Strawberry Fields, Alpharetta Ga. One-woman show. 2001 Main Street Custom Gallery and Framing, Alpharetta, Ga. Two-person show 2001 16th Annual Roswell Fine Arts Alliance Show, Cultural Arts Center, Roswell 2001 2nd North Fulton Juried Art Show, Allen Ashton Gallery, Roswell, Ga 1999 Chairish the Future. Invitational to artists to decorate a chair with original art work to benefit the Metro Altanta Furniture Bank. Exhibit and auction at Lenox Square, Atlanta, Ga 1998Alpha and Omega Gallery, Juried Show, Multi-Media Roswell, Ga. 199723rd Annual Watercolor Show, Juried, The Visual Arts Center of Northwest Florida, Panama City, FL 1997 The Artists' Atelier, Juried Multimedia Show, Atlanta, Ga 1996 The 10th Annual Southern Fine Arts Show, Juried, The Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville, Ga 1996 The Gallery of Art, Panama City, FL. Two-woman show. 1996 The 22nd Annual Watercolor Show, Juried, The Visual Arts Center of Northwest Florida, Panama City, Fl 1995 Street of Dreams at The Falls of Autrey Mill. 5 Watercolors displayed in a designer home for the event. 3 were purchased for private collections. 1994Erika Reade Ltd., Group Show, Atlanta, Ga 1994 The Bascomb-Louise Gallery. Group Show, Highlands, NC
