Carolyn Dubuque was born in Washington D.C. As a child she attended the Corcoran School of Art. She received her BA from Stanford University and her MS from San Diego State University. She has studied under many well known artists including Ernest Velardi, Katherine Chang Liu, Fran Larsen and Alex Powers. She now resides in Tucson, Arizona and Higgins Lake, Michigan where she works out of her home studios.

 

The subject matter of her paintings varies from landscapes and animals to pure abstractions. Usually her imagination takes control and a painting is created from her inside world with some reference to the larger external world. She has a strong sense of design and frequently uses hard edges to abstract her subjects. Her paintings are generally two dimensional using interesting colors to portray her feelings about the subject. Her work reflects her vision of the complex and organized but fluid world in which we live. She experiments with many media, but the majority of the work is in acrylic. Working in this medium she adds pencil, crayon, printing ink or collage, depending upon her vision for the painting.

 

She is a Signature Member of the National Watercolor Society, the San Diego Watercolor Society and the Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild. She is a member of the Western Federation of Watercolor Artists and National League of American Penwomen.

 

Dubuque’s work has been shown frequently in national and international shows and is in collections in the United States, Europe and Australia.