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Opportunity of a Lifetime

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I was honored to be asked if I would paint a mural at the Museum of Automobiles in Morrilton, AR. Why is this an opportunity of a lifetime:

  • My art was recognized and made a big enough impression that I was asked by members of Mid-America Old Time Automobile Association (MOTAA) to create their vision.
  • I was able to share this experience with my daughter Evelyn, also an artist.
  • I always hoped someday my work would be in a museum, I’m counting this!
  • The rich history behind this museum. Winthrop Rockefeller founded the Museum of Automobiles, opening on October 18th of 1964, just a few years before he passed away in 1973.
  • The thrill of meeting a member of the Rockefeller family while we were working on the mural at their grandfather’s museum. (Evelyn said she wasn’t going to wash her had after that.)
  • That honor will continue as we’ve been asked to create two more murals of 8′ x 25′ each.

This mural is a 1912 Ford Model T Touring, it is 6′ wide by 8′ high. It is the largest, most complex mural we’ve done to date. It challenged us, we learned a lot, and I could not have done this without my daughter! Art is even more joyful when I can share it with her.

Sometimes it is good to work in other mediums

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I find that it is good to swap mediums once in a while. The painting below is done in oils and is a work in progress. What are the differences between working in oil vs pastel?

1) With oil I need to mix the colors I want vs pulling pastel right from the box with the color, value and intensity work already done. Mixing the colors reinforces the basics of color theory.

2) I need to adjust mark making to create textures and do so from a brush at the end of the stick vs holding the pastel with my fingers.

3) I need to understand how wet medium reacts to the canvas vs dry pastel on papers.

4) The downside of oil painting is waiting for the paint to dry 🤣

5) There is also prep and clean up time I need to build in 30-45min.

As you can see the skills are transferable, it takes patience and practice.

Welcome to Caprise Studio

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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.