BIOGRAPHY:
Carrie’s style of painting is in the realm of contemporary realism. She focuses on one subject matter and strives to bring out the details in the subject while evoking a certain emotion. When painting a portrait, human or animal, Carrie’s goal is to bring out the true personality and character of that individual or pet.
She works in oils using a monochromatic palette to lay down her initial forms. She then applies layers of color on top of this underpainting in order to mold the painting into its final form. This technique gives her paintings a sense of warmth, depth and color harmony.
Carrie is the mother of three aspiring hockey players (she does live in Canada after all!) and lives with her husband Byron in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She is currently painting out of a studio at Pro’s Art Gallery. Carrie believes that as an artist, one is always learning, growing and improving, and to that end, Carrie continues to take classes and workshops from Gene Prokop and Anne Wayland whenever she can.
She has taken a number of professional workshops as well, most recently from Rick Weaver in March of 2009, from Xiaming Wu in August of 2008 and from Robert Johnson in 2007.
GROUP AND SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
October 2006 – Future Masters Art Sale and Exhibit – Royal Glenora, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
November 2007 – Future Masters Art Sale and Exhibit – Royal Glenora, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
September 2007 – Grand Opening – Pro’s Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2008 – Pro’s Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
April, May 2009 – Solo Exhibition – Pro’s Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
June, July, August 2009 – Solo Exhibition – Brinsmead Kennedy Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
CONTACT:
If you would like information on a painting or how to commission a painting, please email Carrie at: c.dudley@shaw.ca
Your paintings are amazing! How could I go about have you do a painting for my precious sharpei Bear? Can you give me an idea of price?
Thank you!
Jeanne
WOW truly beautiful work! I am amazed at the talent and how lifelike the paintings are! The soul of this dog was completely captured by the artist.
Hello,
Your work is outstanding! A fan of hockey art.
what would be the cost of the jackson painting or the afternoon skate?
What is your charge to commision a painting of a pet?
Hi,
I am currently working on an English assignment for high school about convergences. We have to compare two paintings and show how they somewhat connect. I noticed how your painting of the dog portrait looked somewhat like Winston Churchhill and decided to do my assignment on that. You say you try and imagine the personalities of the animals you paint and I was wondering what sort of personality did you imagine the dog having. I love the portrait effect with animals, I think it is really original. As a fellow Canadian I enjoyed your hockey paintings and I loved how in one of your paintings the girl is wearing crocs, it is a neat representation of the clothing we wear today.
hey your work is truely amazing im doing an art assigment i have decided to base it on your wonderful work. cause i know everyone in my class is goin to do someone like vincent van gogh how orignal lol.
Carrie
outstanding. I look forward to our arrangement and I’ve got some more pictures for you now that I’ve seen your range.
Carrie when I stopped at the studio yesterday and saw crooked smile I was so pleased to see my picture through your eyes. I remember when I took that pic she was so annoyed with me but immediatly gave me a great smile after I was done. possibley just shy? Your help with my cause is going to help many young children like her. Bless you my friend.
Your pictures are incredible! You have a great talent that God gave you. ; )
hi! I love your artwork. especially the one of the flower! thank you so much for putting them online.