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Caroline Anderson Art
When Caroline was seventeen, she had the opportunity to study painting and history of art in Paris. Upon her return to England, after some further
the study of 昀ne art, she lived in Sark Channel Islands where she drove a horse and carriage and pursued painting. Her work thrilled the Dame of
Sark who was generous enough to allow her to paint in her grounds and supported her through commissions for herself and to some of her
acquaintances.
Caroline now lives in Kent where she now hasa permanent gallery and studio. She also o昀ers art classes and takes commissions - 8Point -to Paint9.
The interest in sea 3 sky re昀ections, has remained the core to her many paintings. It was Jung who stated 8what is above, is below9, which in turn has
roots in Buddhist philosophy, something that is re昀ected in a lot of her works.
Her interest in the relationship between art and psychology has developed over time and several degrees later, she quali昀ed as a Creative Arts
Psychotherapist specialising in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. For the last twenty-eight years, her professional time has been divided between
practising as a therapist and painting. The current themes are concerned with the connection between the Buddhist belief 8cycle of life9, separation /
birth, Isolation/death, Connection/rebirth and the psychological impact for a person removed from their roots and settlement apart from birth culture. As a practising Buddhist, to retreat in the peace and solitude of snowy mountains has very much been a part of her life and something about
the stillness which she9s always keen to capture.
Caroline Anderson9s latest body of work beckons viewers into a world where nature becomes more than mere subject matter; it transforms into a
vessel for a transcendent spirit that de昀es the mundane and the prosaic. At 昀rst glance, one might categorize Anderson9s pieces as 昀gurative nature
paintings, but a deeper exploration reveals a profound synthesis of meticulous observation, artistic intelligence, and a touch of the abstract
www.carolineandersonart.co.uk
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