Welcome to Carole Rodrigue's Fine Art Website!




"Painting and creating art has always been part of my nature.  When I see
the natural beauty in the world around me, I feel the need to capture it.  It is
my deepest hope that when someone looks at one of my paintings, a mood is
created."










Lonesome Charlie
24 x 18 original acrylic


Carole Rodrigue, considers herself to have been an artist her whole life.  From the time
she held crayons as a child, to the first time she picked up a paint brush in her teens,
she has been driven to create. When she was younger, her mother and aunt used to
paint and she'd been lucky enough to have the necessary materials around her home to
indulge her creativity.  This creativity was usually expressed through drawing and at about
the age of fifteen, she began painting with oils.

During adulthood, the daily strains of work and home life had limited her artistic
endeavours.  She had bought into the belief that all artists were starving artists, so her
art had remained but a hobby for years.  Throughout her adult years, Carole worked at
various jobs: a certified esthetician, retail management, and a ten year term with the
Canadian federal government.  In 2002, after landing a job as a literacy instructor, she
enrolled in a college teacher of adults certificate program. After successfully completing
this, she began studying for an honour's degree in psychology.  Studying psychology was
a challenge she enjoyed although she still wasn't feeling as though this would bring her
what is was she was seeking.

One day, as she sat at home reading an art magazine, she read a comment from an
artist. He'd once been asked what was the one thing he would keep doing if he were rich,
and that answer was painting.  Carole had an epiphany and decided once and for all, she
would pursue the only thing she knew would bring the joy and satisfaction she'd been so
desperately seeking: Art! Carole decided to finally follow her passion.

Carole shares a home on the West Arm of Lake Nipissing in Northern Ontario, Canada
with her partner Gilles, a school principal.  Carole is constantly surrounded by nature's
beauty.  Inspiration lives all around her and she finds herself being in awe of her
surroundings and compelled to capture certain moments in time.  What Carole enjoys  
putting down on canvas are landscapes, sunsets and sunrises, various wildlife and
animals, and especially horses.  There is something about the mystery, strength, grace,
and beauty of horses that beckons her to paint every time she sees one.  

Carole creates original art which is enjoyed by several clients in Canada and the United
States.  She paints mostly in acrylics, which are  versatile, long lasting, and less toxic
than oils. Once in a while, she will also create relief wood carvings.

Other smaller paintings can be viewed on her blog which is regularly updated. Her blog
also contains new larger releases, announcements, and interesting musings.  Carole is  
a member of the Equine Art Guild.

Feel free to contact Carole for  information  about her art or purchasing. She is available
for horse commissions and a full list of affordable commission prices can be found on
the commissions link.  Purchases can be conveniently  made using PayPal, a safe third
party payment agent. Satisfaction is guaranteed or money will be refunded! Prices do not
include framing.

Copyright ©  2007 Carole Rodrigue
All artwork on this site is copyright © by Carole Rodrigue and may not be duplicated,
copied, photocopied, linked to, reproduced, distributed, modified, reused, downloaded,
transmitted, or used in any other way without the written permission of the artist.  Please
respect copyright law and the hard work of artists!

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Fine Art by Carole Rodrigue
Carole & friends
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receptions. Sponsor of the Chelsea International Fine Art Competition and
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