Items of Interest about Caroline Mecklin
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Caroline teaches painting in her studio
in the Stutz building in downtown Indianapolis. She says she makes
a living as a teacher so that she can be an artist. Caroline has been
teaching, on and off, since she was a junior at Macalester College in
Minnesota. When a graduate position was eliminated, the
art department needed another teacher and decided an undergraduate could
handle the job. Caroline was chosen. After graduation she taught high
school art for 4 years, before taking some time off to update her
portfolio and research graduate schools. Caroline earned her
Master of Fine Art from University of Nebraska. Since moving
to Indianapolis she has taught at the Indianapolis Art Center and John
Herron School of Art.
Caroline at her studio |
| Caroline creates life paintings.
She compares this art to improvisational jazz, saying it is the essence of the
creative impulse. Caroline enjoys exploring the boundaries between
reality and abstraction. She has a number of abstracts that she
has painted when the mood was right. She may use these as
backgrounds for drawing in ink and pastel.
Abstract backgrounds and an example of their use |
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Caroline does large scale paintings.
She recently received an Individual Artist Grant from the Indiana Arts
Commission for canvas, stretchers, paint and gesso for these larger than
life creations. So far, Caroline has limited these paintings to
48" by 69" so that she can transport them in her vehicle.
Caroline with one of her paintings |
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