Carol Carmichael Paints

Behrman was commissioned by a new friend.  I got to meet this little havanese and that always makes them more fun to paint.  This is pain...

When you can't think of a title....use a lyric from the song you are listening to.  It felt good to paint again today after being a...

Felt like doing something a little different today.  Painted on a 16 x 20 x 2" canvas.

sold I have enjoyed slowing my painting pace down the last few weeks.  I had very good Spring shows and am looking forward to painting n...

This is a commissioned piece of a patron's grandchildren.  Who did not or does not still search for four leaf clover.  I am not sure ...

Sold I need to take a gamsol bath.  I got oil paint all over me while painting this one.  That is what you call getting into your work....

I needed to use a palette knife today.  It is very therapeutic to scrub the paint around and just let it happen.  I am constantly challen...

This title kind of describes my life lately.  I have been very busy with shows but most importantly celebrating my oldest twin son's ...

sold I just returned from from a show in Chattanooga with a lot of ideas swirling around in my head.  I loved participating in the 4 Brid...

This little light of mine.  I'm going to let it shine. Painted on a 20 x 20 x 2". Come see me this weekend, April 21 & 22 ...

Painted on a 6 x 6" canvas.  sold

sold Painting some smaller paintings today.  I love the character you can get in small pieces.  This is painted on a 6 x 6 " canvas....

What a challenge for me.  A client wanted a painting with no blue.  A mi no comprende. Thats what I do.  I paint blue.  At first I though...

sold I needed a little palette knife therapy today.  This is painted on an 18 x 24" canvas. I had a good but cold and wet show in ...

Painting on elongated canvases automatically makes for a more interesting composition.  This horse is painted on a 15 x 30 x 2" can...

sold I started the day painting a couple of things that were very tight and ended it by painting something very loose. I had more fun at ...

My best stress relief: Making a new painting come to life over one that was unsatisfactory.  Also using a palette knife only and just goi...

 This is a piece I did for a new restaurant in Nashville.  Pork Belly Farmhouse opens in April and the three paintings pictured below wil...

 This cow is going to hang in a new restaurant in the Nashville area.  Pork Belly Farmhouse is opening in April and three of my pieces wi...

sold We all need a little quiet in our lives. This is painted on a 16 x 20 x 2" canvas. Come see me at Cerulean Park at Watercolor...

sold Painted on a 12 x 24 x 2" canvas. My Spring show season starts this weekend at Watercolor Beach, FL. I am participating in Ar...

sold I have painted this image on a small canvas before but it was fun to paint it larger.  This is painted on a 24 x 36" canvas.  I...

sold I looked around my studio and realized I did not have one rooster or hen painted.  A rarity for me.  One great reason is because the...

I did not do the best job of photographing this triptych.  My extra pair of hands is on the golf course. This is painted on three 10 x ...

sold Who names a cat Josh?  Cats needs two syllable names.  It is true that in the South one syllable names can easily be turned into two...

sold I have a friend who wanted me to paint her three baby chicks.  Painting chicks and listening to James Taylor is a good way to ce...

A little bovine therapy.  This is painted on a 30 x 30 x 2" canvas. sold

sold This is the biggest rainy day/umbrella painting I have done.  Three by four feet. The following is my spring show schedule. Marc...

My husband told me to quit apologizing for painting a lot of different subject matter. This is painted on a 30 x 40" canvas. sold

I know I am all over the place with my work lately but I just paint what I love and that is lots of different things.  I am very conflict...

My son, Clint, told me I needed to do some more umbrella pictures.  This is a diptych.  The total piece is 30 x 30".  Each individua...

 I decided to paint a warm picture today.  I am participating in a one day show at Watercolor Beach Resort , FL March 17.  I have misse...

Playing around with landscape. This is painted on a 30 x 30" canvas.

Sold This was a paint over. So serendipitous! This is painted on a 24 x 48 x 2" canvas. Happy weekend!

Painted on a 20 x 24" linen canvas. sold

sold Very different colors for me. I had to ask my husband about this one before posting.  I have said before that I am a loner painter s...

sold I am participating in UAB's Comprehensive Cancer Center's Artblink  Saturday, February 10.  Go to the link to learn more abo...

sold Painted on a 24 x 36 x 2" canvas.

sold It is so gratifying to paint over a painting that I was luke warm about and to morph it into something that I really like.  This was...

sold I spent lots of time on this one because I am still trying to figure out what works in a landscape.  I do not want to give too much ...

sold Another day feeling not very confident but working through it.  Pinky/purple is my favorite color. You have to work quickly when you...

I have struggled a bit at the easel the last few days.  I am being too critical of myself and have done a lot of scrubbing off.  Today I ...

sold This painting was several things before it became sheep.  I don't even remember all the things.  I kept pushing through until th...

This is painted on a 20 x 20 x 2".  For those of you who do not paint....this was done with a palette knife as compared to the la...