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"The spontaneous nature of watercolor allows unlimited
diversity and immediate access. I am able to achieve the richness of
color, clarity,and glowing glazed effects that are in my paintings. My
favoritesubjects are still life and landscapes that have interesting cast
shadow shapes."
CAROLYN GROSSÉ GAWARECKI N.W.S. W.H.S. Carolyn received her BA from
Douglass College in 1953 and later continued graduate studies at the
University of California at Berkeley and the University of Colorado at
Boulder. Carolyn initiated her career in 1953 teaching art in Highland
Park High School in New Jersey and in 1955 became the first woman to work
as an Exhibits Designer for the Museum of Natural History of the
Smithsonian Institution. Since 1963 she has taught adult watercolor
classes at all competency levels for the City of Falls Church, VA. Inthe
early 90's she joined the Art League School Faculty in Alexandria, VA where she
currently teaches advanced watercolor techniques. She has conducted
numerous workshops in the U.S. and Mexico, and has taken large groups of artists
to paint in Ireland, England, France, Greece, Italy and most recently Spain.
The March 2000 issue of American Artist Magazine
featured photographs of her teaching at some of her European workshops. She is
the founder and first president of The Potomac Valley Watercolorists, has
participated in the U. S. International Arts in the Embassies Program, wrote an
article for North Light Magazine, March 1978; authored "Texture a Watercolor
with Casein", January '91 for Artist's Magazine; and "The Versatile Vignette"
summer issue of Watercolor Magic l997. She was also a finalist in The
Artist's Magazine Annual Competition in '91, '95, and '97 (each over 15,000
entries). Her paintings were featured on the cover of the Hill Rag
Congressional Guide in '85, '89, and '91. Carolyn provided the cover
illustration for the book "A Virginia Village Revisited" which also contains one
of her paintings. Her works are printed in the books "The Best of
Watercolor" and "Places" by Rockport Press and "The Artistic Touch III" by
Creative Press.
Carolyn is a Signature Member of the National Watercolor Society,
Knickerbocker Artists, Virginia Watercolor Society, Southern Watercolor
Society, Baltimore Watercolor Society, the Washington Watercolor Society,
and the Potomac Valley Watercolorists. She has been elected to the
Watercolor USA Honor Society. She is represented by McBride's Gallery,
Annapolis, Maryland; Atlantic Gallery, Washington, D.C.; The Art League
Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia; and the Byrne Gallery, Middleburg,
Virginia. She has had numerous one-woman shows in the galleries that
represent her and also at Cudahy's Gallery, Richmond, VA; National
Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.; Children's Hospital, Washington, DC;
and the French Embassy, Washington, DC. Carolyn was awarded a grant to
paint in Dinan, France for the month of June1997. Douglass College in New
Brunswick, NJ, selected one of her paintings for their first Artist Series
Exhibition during the summer of 1999.
Carolyn is listed in Who's Who in American Art 1976 - present ,
Personalities of the South 1977 - present, The Who's Who of American Women
1978 - present, Dictionary of International Biography 1973 -present.
Carolyn's expertise as an art show judge and lecturer is in frequent
demand. She has judged the Panama City, Florida, National Watercolor
Show; the Central Virginia Watercolor Guild State Show, Charlottesville,
VA; the National Capitol Orchid Society Art Show, Washington, DC; plus
numerous area shows in Maryland, DC, and Virginia. She is a very popular
and sought after teacher with students waiting in line many hours to
enroll in her classes. She receives numerous requests for watercolor
workshops from art groups locally and throughout the Mid - Atlantic
States. Carolyn has received well over 100 awards, 9 of them Best in
Show. Carolyn is married to Dr. Stephen Gawarecki, Rutgers geology '51,
'52 who is now retired and is currently a professional art photographer. |
