Carol L. Kullberg, Artist

Being an Artist had been a life long dream coming true. From my commissioned work, art shows, and group exhibits to hand cutting and etching my Earth Friendly wine bottle soy candles keeps my schedule busy from early spring through winter. My subjects range from many types of old barns, landscapes, animals (including draft horses) to the everyday field flowers one sees from the roadsides. I even have some that I call my Picasso flowers, which are in modern/contemporary style. Most of my paintings are painted on canvas, and canvas board.

My continuing study and knowledge of art techniques throughout the past 30 years has allowed me to achieve my naturalistic style of Acrylic paintings. I create a mixture with a variety of colors and texture, giving them life on canvas. Some even take on a three dimensional effect. This has captured my interest, and caused further experimentation with layering of color on top of color. The contrast is somewhat surprising. I have received awards for my painting, and belong to several Art Organizations throughout Northern IL.

While using many different mediums in the application of new ideas, I have kept Acrylic paints as my primary medium.

This year I have begun a new venture and keeping with the “Earth Friendly” theme I began creating my wine bottle etched soy candles. All hand cut and hand etch with a subject or design on each. I pour my candles using 100% soy wax with all good benefits. I do not use any chemicals while making my candles so each one is usually a little different than the one before.
Artist Statement

I have noticed a particular fondness for the forests and wildlife in my art. I believe Wisconsin landscapes have highly influenced me in that respect. The logging roads I once rode are lined with tall, over grown pine trees that seem to tower up into the heavens. These same roads I once rode on horseback, now have a way of making one more humble. The roads are carved out from long ago by Lumberjacks with the teams of horses pulling skids of logs from the forest to a clearing and then taken to the mill, for the making of paper and building materials. To this day some of the logging roads have been turned into hiking trails, and bike trails, but the beauty still exists. If you listen closely, you may hear the clanking of the chains and the hardware which was attached to the harness leather. Or you may even hear the hoofs of the horses hitting the hard surface which had been turned into a narrow road from its use.

Painting is a highly personal energetic process of interpretation to me. It is all combined together by intertwining imagination, and creation onto each canvas and glass etching. Seeing the changes occur throughout the different phases of its progress is not only exciting to me but fulfilling.