Canadian born Carol Bruton, who now lives and works here in the South of France, developed a technique to reflect her own style to create paintings with texture and mood. She uses a palette knife to mix limestone/sand with oil medium, which gives her paintings depth and a sense of mystique. Through her work, she has a way of capturing a sense of infinity. One critic expressed  her art as 'the closest thing to spiritual ecstasy'.

Blue Reflection                                                                      Seaweed

Carol studied art in Madrid, London and Edinburgh and having spent a great deal of her childhood in Southern Spain, we see a strong use of bold blues and ochre hues in some of her paintings and by using the palette knife she can recreate in relief the stucco walls and mud streets. The sea pools of water in the rocks are a never-ending source of inspiration for Carol. Watching the surf wash over the rocks and then recede leaving translucent pools has led  to the technique of multiple glazes. This build up of pigments has produced the very essence of the sea.

Since her first solo exhibition in Tehran in 1972, Carol has exhibited in many places including Italy, Spain, France, USA, UK and Monaco.

Here we see Carol at one of her exhibition in Monaco in December 2008

Here we see a piece by Carol using Aluminium
It was her father that introduced her to the metal at an early age.

Carol has an exhibition in Monaco - running through until 30th April.
Villa La Royana - 10 Rue Bosio - Monaco
To view call:
Hope Swales - 0033 (0)6 07 93 11 33
Carol Bruton - 0033 (0)6 80 25 63 87

www.carolbruton.com