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Carol Tarn is a portrait artist based in London.She paints in oils and will work to private commission. She recently exhibited with Quattro Art at the Affordable Art Fair Hampstead 2011.
Following her selection as a finalist in the inaugral Needhams Open 2009, her work was reviewed as follows:
"Her exceptional portraits grabbed the attention of our judges and have been receiving much interest from the industry recently" - The Bullet Magazine 2009
Carol's studio is at The Chocolate Factory in Wood Green, London where she exhibits each year at the annual Open Studios.
Carol's work is a mixture of commissioned and self generated projects. In addition to her regular commissioned work for private clients, Carol has a particular interest in Theatrical Portraiture and is creating a growing collection of paintings of actors from the London stage.Her latest theatrical portrait is of Greta Scacchi,an internationally renowned film, theatre and television actress.
Prior to becoming a full time portrait artist, Carol studied at the Hampstead School of Art where she was taught by Wynn Jones, former head of painting at Byam Shaw School of Art. Carol's previous career was in advertising working for a major American advertising agency in London. She has a BSc(Hons.)in Social Sciences from Bath University and a post graduate qualification in Marketing.
Carol's work has been described as 'painterly realistic'. Carol says “ The first task of a portrait painter is obviously to create a good likeness, but beyond that I want my portraits to really engage the viewer. On many works I paint, I pay particular attention to the eyes as I would like the viewer to feel that the person who has been painted is looking right back at them.”
Winsor and Newton have recently selected Carol (Jan 2011) as one of their featured artists and her work is now shown on their website.
Carol also encourages young talent and regularly mentors students in her local area as they prepare their portfolios for application to Art Colleges.
Following her selection as a finalist in the inaugral Needhams Open 2009, her work was reviewed as follows:
"Her exceptional portraits grabbed the attention of our judges and have been receiving much interest from the industry recently" - The Bullet Magazine 2009
Carol's studio is at The Chocolate Factory in Wood Green, London where she exhibits each year at the annual Open Studios.
Carol's work is a mixture of commissioned and self generated projects. In addition to her regular commissioned work for private clients, Carol has a particular interest in Theatrical Portraiture and is creating a growing collection of paintings of actors from the London stage.Her latest theatrical portrait is of Greta Scacchi,an internationally renowned film, theatre and television actress.
Prior to becoming a full time portrait artist, Carol studied at the Hampstead School of Art where she was taught by Wynn Jones, former head of painting at Byam Shaw School of Art. Carol's previous career was in advertising working for a major American advertising agency in London. She has a BSc(Hons.)in Social Sciences from Bath University and a post graduate qualification in Marketing.
Carol's work has been described as 'painterly realistic'. Carol says “ The first task of a portrait painter is obviously to create a good likeness, but beyond that I want my portraits to really engage the viewer. On many works I paint, I pay particular attention to the eyes as I would like the viewer to feel that the person who has been painted is looking right back at them.”
Winsor and Newton have recently selected Carol (Jan 2011) as one of their featured artists and her work is now shown on their website.
Carol also encourages young talent and regularly mentors students in her local area as they prepare their portfolios for application to Art Colleges.