About
Carolyn J. Comras Bio
Carolyn Comras is a colored pencil and mixed media artist. Aside from a few classes in college, she is self-taught. She learned colored pencil on her own in the early 1990’s when it was just a fledgling medium. Carolyn discovered a love for watercolor in 2016 which she has combined with colored pencil, resulting in vibrant colorful paintings. Carolyn enjoys the challenge of representing light in her work, whether it be reflections in a piece of crystal, or the way sunlight filters through foliage or glows within a luminous flower petal.
Carolyn resides with her family near the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
Artist Statement
“One of my earliest memories is of my father going to pick up my mother from her evening drawing class, with my little brother and I in our PJs in the back of our enormous white Cadillac. Drawing, coloring, and painting have always been a part of my childhood. I am so blessed to have inherited my mother's ability and to also have this wonderful opportunity to pursue my artistic potential.
I love to create realistic nature and still-life paintings in colored pencil or watercolor or both! I enjoy the challenge of emulating the light glowing from within, or on my subject. I am most happy when I've had time in my studio. My goal is to create and learn as much as I can, while also sharing my work with all of you.
I hope you enjoy the gallery of my art work. Please feel free to contact me if you are interested in any of my paintings or drawings.”
Exhibitions
CPSA Explore This! 19 Online Exhibition, "Radishes", 2023.
CPSA Metro Washington Chapter Exhibition at Green Spring Gardens Horticulture Center,
Alexandria, VA, June 28 -August 21, 2022.
CPSA Metro Washington Chapter Exhibition at the ARTfactory, Manassas, VA, September 2021.
CPSA Metro Washington Chapter Exhibition at Arts Club of Washington, DC, February 2020.
CPSA Metro Washington Chapter Exhibition at The Arts Barn, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 2019.
27th Annual CPSA International Exhibition in Brea, California, "Cheertini", 2019.
CPSA Metro Washington Chapter Exhibition at Center for the Arts, Ocean City, Maryland, 2019.
CPSA Explore This! 15 Online Exhibition, "Peppers", 2019.
Annual Art Exhibit, Purcellville Music & Arts Festival, Purcellville, Virginia, May 2017.
Publications
"Radishes" featured in Ann Kullberg's CP Treasures, Volume 8, 2022.
Featured artist in Ann Kullberg's DRAW Seasons in Colored Pencil, 2021. I'm on the cover!
"Bowlful of Lumens" featured in Ann Kullberg's CP Treasures, Volume 7, 2020.
"Cheertini" featured in Ann Kullberg's CP Hidden Treasures, Volume 5, 2019.
Contributing artist in Ann Kullberg's DRAW Reflections in Colored Pencil, 2018.
"Christmas Reflections" featured in Ann Kullberg's CP Hidden Treasures, Volume 4, 2017.
Recognition
"Dogwood Blossoms" won 3rd place in juried art exhibit at the ARTfactory, Manassas, VA, 2021.
"Citrus and Pewter" won 3rd place in juried art exhibit at the Arts Club of Washington, DC, 2020.
"Peppers" won CPSA District Chapters Award for Distinction in Explore This! 15, 2019.