About

 Bio

Carol Brightman Johnson strives to interpret the psychological and emotional elements of her subject. She employs color, drawing, light, and atmosphere to capture her impression.

Carol holds a deep affection for her native New England, where she often paints farms and woodlands. She also loves the American West and enjoys working and hiking in California, Wyoming, Utah and Arizona.  Her painting “The Old Jensen Cabin” won the Grand Prize for Plein Air Wyoming, selected by Southwest Art Magazine.

She has been commissioned to paint portraits of people and animals since high school days. Her equine images have won top honors in large shows, and been featured on covers of Horse World USA and The Chronicle of the Horse magazines. Carol has provided weekly illustrations for The Litchfield County Times, produced a line of animal themed prints, and given art instruction.

Carol Brightman Johnson is a signature member of Paint America, with five of her works touring the US in Paint the Parks and Paint America shows. She has participated in national, juried plein air events:  three Carmel  Art Festivals (CA), three San Luis Obispo Festivals (CA) and two Plein Air Wyoming.

A partial list of National, Juried Shows where Brightman Johnson has exhibited includes: Oil painters of America National, American Impressionists Society, Western Heritage Art Invitational, American Plains Artists Annual Juried Exhibit, Richeson 75 Still Life, Central Coast National Fine Art Competition Red River Valley International Juried Art Exhibition, National Juried Art of the Horse, Germantown Art League’s Celebration of Architecture, Cooperstown Art Association Annual National, Associated Artists of Ocean Shores, Annual Juried Art Competition of Breckenridge, TX,  National Greeley Art Exhibition, Annual Conservatory Art Classic.

She belongs to several professional associations and has studied with William Scott Jennings, Albert Handell, Ralph Oberg, David Lussier, and Clayton Beck III.

Carol has garnered a number of prizes and honors. Her work is in collections (some celebrity) around the US, Canada and Spain. Visit her web site at: www.carolbrightmanjohnson.com

Artist Statement

 The ability to notice

Deeply appreciate

The miracle of light

Falling on objects

Is a gift

 

I paint because it is necessary

For me

To examine the world

To communicate

Visually

 

My desire to understand

How roots burrow in rock

How color behaves in water

Initiates

Many small discoveries

 

There is much to explore

I often feel inadequate

Yet cannot abandon the quest

For everyday wonders or

A higher level of skill

 

The process of painting

Requires total presence in the moment

Heightened concentration

Brings revelations which

I attempt to share

 

A successful

Painting communicates

My vision

And

My feeling