Welcome to Caprise Studio

Welcome to Caprise’s Art Studio, where I share news and images of my pastel paintings.  If this is your first visit to my website, I’d like to share a little about myself and my art.  

About Caprise

I work primarily in pastels but also explore oil and pencil. I’ve been passionate about art since a very young age and began collaborating and studying with other artists at the age of sixteen at Studio in The Woods in Wauconda, IL.

I have an Associate’s Degree in Fine Art from the College of Lake County and won several awards throughout my career. After a 20-year break to raise a family, I returned to my practice at Mainstreet Art Center in Lake Zurich, IL.

My new studio is in Arkansas on Petit Jean Mountain, an area adjacent to the Arkansas River between the Ouachita Mountains and Ozark Plateaus. You’ll find much of this area represented in my work.

Lost in the Moment – Petit Jean Mountain

 Thank you! 

To see a full range of my work, please visit my online gallery.

Petit Jean State Park

CCC Overlook

My studio is in Arkansas, on Petit Jean Mountain in Petit Jean State Park. CCC Overlook is my favorite spot on the mountain. The colors of the rocks just glow during sunset. It is a peaceful place where I like to bring my sketchpad. The CCC Overlook is on the bluff of Cedar Creek Canyon. Named for the Civilian Conservation Corps, which built it in the 1930s, this native stone overlook offers views of the Canyon and the Petit Jean River.

CCC Overlook
24 x 12
oil on canvas
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