Welcome to my site
I hope you enjoy looking through my site, Carolina Gartner Artist & Tutor. Here you can find out about my oil painting classes, 3 Easy Steps to Painting in Oils and special 2-day workshop, Paint like the Impressionists. Especially designed for beginners and mid-level students, I take you through an easy process. Using water mixable oils, you'll create beautiful art in a safe environment without toxic fumes. Explore your creativity and enhance your skills!
You can also view and purchase art from my Premium Art Collection offering a range of subjects and budgets.
I am inspired by my surroundings, whether it’s the sea, landscape, nature or forests around me. I am passionate about trying to capture light and shadow the way the Impressionists did, and I strive constantly to achieve this.
I was born and brought up in Chile and have been painting ever since I can remember!
My family and I moved to Australia when I was a teenager and I moved to live and work in New Zealand in 1987. I started to paint more seriously there, taking regular classes with well-known Australian and NZ tutors and artists.
In 2010 I completed a Diploma in Creative Arts at The Learning Connexion in Wellington NZ; in 2022 I qualified as a Certified Tutor with the Learn to Paint Academy in Australia.
I describe my art as Contemporary Impressionism and enjoy painting in the outdoors, especially nature, seascapes, and landscapes. I am especially inspired by the desert and seaside but since moving to the Dandenong Ranges I am painting more local subjects I paint mostly in oils but I am also adept with watercolours, acrylics and soft pastels.
I have exhibited in several galleries and at art society shows as well as my own art exhibitions, where I have been successful in selling my works. My paintings can be found in businesses and private homes in Australia, Chile, the UK, USA, France and New Zealand.
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Contact
19 Cambridge Street
Belgrave South
Victoria 3160
Australia
+61 (0) 402 860 846