My painting career started in 1989 when I learned to paint in acrylics during my
    lunch hour at the law office.  My favorite method in acrylic painting is floating and
    therefore, the transition to watercolor was a very natural one for me.  I have been
    painting and teaching exclusively in watercolor since 2002.

    My greatest joy in painting is teaching.  I have taught locally and nationally and  I
    am actively seeking travel teaching opportunities.  See  My Schedule for my
    currently scheduled workshops.  

    Since 2002, I have studied with Karlyn Holman, Tom Jones, Jean Grasdorf,
    Chen Khee Chee, Frank Webb, Don Andrews and Richard Graves.

    I live in a 100+ year old house in St. Paul, Minnesota with my husband Coz and
    cats Corky and Rascal.  When I am not painting, I enjoy working in my gardens
    and stamping/card making.  I also work full time as a Family Law Paralegal.  

    Painting Achievements

  • Published Christmas Collage in the Decorative Painter, Issue 6
    November/December 2007
  • Published Welcome Home in the Decorative Painter,  Issue 5  
    Sept/October 2006
  • Published Winter Evergreen, Decorative Painter Mag., Issue 6, Nov/Dec
    2006
  • School Girl Lucy, St. Paul, MN, 2002
  • Hoot Art Show, 1st Place, 2007
  • Northstar Watercolor Society Peer Voting:
    2nd place “Abandoned” Feb. 2006;
    2nd place peer voting for “Grapevine” 2006
    2nd place peer voting “Summer Flowers” 2007.
    1st place voting “Azaleas” batik on rice paper 2007
  • Founding teacher for “Paint ‘til you Faint” a semiannual painting
    convention in Fridley Minnesota.

    Memberships:

  • National Society of Decorative Painters
  • Northland Decorative Painters-President
  • Twin Cities Decorative Artist Guild
  • North Star Watercolor Society
  • Minnesota Watercolor Society

    Conventions:

  • Society of Decorative Painters, National Convention,  2008, 2007, 2006
  • Hoot, Heart of Ohio Tole Chapter, Inc., 2008, 2007
  • Northwest Toleliners, 2008
  • Creative Painting-Las Vegas, 2007   
About Me
Carol
Spohn
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