statement

Figure drawing is the spontaneous dance between artist and model. To me this is a thrilling experience that requires intense focus, playful letting go and joyous creativity. Being "alive in the moment" gives it emotion, movement and variety. My figure work has evolved from years of classical charcoal drawing, oil painting and watercolor. My greatest influences have been Walt Disney (as a child) and later Picasso, Henri Matisse, and old master's Sumie. I feel grateful for a lifetime dedicated to Art.
CAROL ANN DEETCH is a Multi-media artist residing near Mendocino, California. She received her MFA Degree from Rhode Island School of Design and has taught art at the Newport Rhode Island Art Association, Mendocino Art Center and College of the Redwoods. Greeting cards of exotic Hawaiian Protea have been published from her original watercolors. Her artwork, exhibited nationally, has also appeared in films and books. She is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships. Carol’s work reflects her love of color harmony in nature and the human form.

recent shows

2010
MFDC 7th Biennial Exhibition
Mendocino Art Center (MAC)

2009
Friends' Show
Artists Cooperative of Mendocino (ACM)
A Breath of Plein Air (ABOPA)

2008
Walk on the Wildside
Arts for the Parks Juried
Traveling Exhibit (MAPA)
Figuring! (MFDC)
Oddfellows Hall, Mendocino, CA
MFDC 6th Biennial Exhibition (MAC)
ABOPA
V'Canto Restaurant, Fort Bragg, CA
ABOPA Outdoor Art Workshop
Westport, CA
Mosaic Westport

2006
Prentice Gallery
Fort Bragg, CA
Gallery This
Westport, CA
Nothing to Wear (MFDC)
Mendocino Art Center
Art From the Heart
Group Show
Kelley House Benefit, Mendocino, CA

2005
Friends of Northcoast Artists Group Show
Ft. Bragg, CA
Member's Juried All Media Show (MAC)