Constance Carlson

I came to painting later in life, after rich and fulfilling careers in both banking and education. It wasn’t until retirement, and the introspective pause brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, that I began to explore watercolor painting. After several years I expanded into oil painting, where the possibilities feel endless. With oils, I find freedom in texture, movement, and abstraction. My current work is an exploration of color and form, often still centered on themes of flowers as well as coastal landscapes and abstract expression.

These subjects allow me to blend representation with imagination.

Art has become a way for me to engage a new part of myself and shift from logic and precision to intuition and expression. It’s a joyful, evolving process, and I’m continually inspired by the endless opportunities to see the world, and myself, in new ways.