Carol Ann Waldron was born in Dublin and spent her childhood and early years in the County Wexford village of Oulart, where her father was the local Garda Sergeant. Subsequently her family moved to County Wicklow where Carol Ann now lives with her husband Niall. Today she lives and paints in the beautiful village of Ashford in County Wicklow.
Carol Ann is mainly self-taught. Since 1988 she has been painting, exhibiting and selling her work. Originally working in pencil, she quickly moved to acrylic, pastel, watercolour and eventually to oil - which remains her primary medium.
Although continually changing and developing, her theme is always one of colour, light and atmosphere. There is a great sense of drama and movement in her work that evokes the shared human experience of living. By committing her dreams and unwritten poetry to canvas, she endeavors to lift the heart and touch the soul of the viewer.
Working intuitively she uses loose brushstrokes and colour that open up the full possibilities of the viewers imagination without the constraints of detail, creating the essence of the moment rather than a particular place and time.
Today Carol Ann's paintings are sold throughout the world and can be found in both public and private collections.
Artist Statement
Through the medium of paint I strive to thread the beauty of life through the seasonal changes of an ever-changing landscape. By trying to capture special moments in time; moments that carry the spirit from the memory and nostalgia of our past, to the promise and glory of our future. I strive to create some rare and wonderful moments - moments steeped in history, hope and expectation. Through light, atmosphere, colour and form I hope to re-kindle and re-capture old sentiments and new aspirations. Most of all I hope that my painting will take you on a mystical journey from past to present.
I hope that you will rejoice with me as we travel from town to city; from land to sea, as we hike through hills or climb over mountains, taking time to reflect and dream and enjoy the kaleidoscope of colour that makes up these moments in time.
Enjoy my paintings; they come from the heart with a hope for the future.
Carol Ann Waldron