Background ...

Carole arrived from Britain in 1951 to settle, and in 1976, Carole proudly became an Australian citizen. Carole completed a Diploma of Art at the Fremantle College of TAFE, where she proved herself to be an outstanding pupil of the arts, in receiving numerous awards for outstanding achievements in both art history and painting. Carole has been greatly influenced by Gustav Klimt (1862 - 1918), an Austrian Symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Art Nouveau (Vienna Secession) movement. The influence of Klimt is very evident by the elegant use of gold backgrounds and mosaic patterns employed by Carole. There is an eclectic range of influences contributing to Carole’s distinctive style, with the two most prominent being, Japanese Court figures and West Australian landscapes. Carole has traveled extensively, from the beautiful, unforgiving West Australian deserts, through to climbing volcanic peaks on horse back in Asia. She has even parachuted to get a better view of the vastness of the Australian landscape. These experiences, along with many other encounters through her travels, are revealed in her work. Carole does not reproduce what she has seen true to life, but instead, provides her very own subjective interpretation of the entire experience. This interpretation is achieved through the arbitrary use of colour and Carole's unique stylisng of the Australian landscape.