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Information and Biographies | 10th
Anniversary Celebration
CAROL MOORE DEMME
Blairsville, Georgia
706-835-2176
www.carolmooredemme.com
Formally trained
in the field of commercial art,
Carol had originally intended
to be a fashion illustrator, but
her love of animals and several
years of raising and showing horses
led her in a different direction.
Carol owned and operated The Gifthorse
Boutique in Ocala, Florida where she
branched out from doing mostly commissioned
animal portraiture work to painting
on a variety of surfaces including
leather goods, clothing and furniture.
During this period of time she began
her association with the owners and
managers of the numerous horse farms
in the central Florida area.
"I still
consider myself more of an artisan
than a fine artist even though most
of my work is pets or wildlife on
canvas. It's a challenge for me to
find a good vintage piece of furniture
and visualize it painted as a new work
of art!" says Carol.
Since moving to the mountains of north
Georgia in 2000, Carol has been
inspired to expand her subject matter
to include the local wildlife. The
black bear has become her favorite
to capture on canvas! She has also
been experimenting with different
mediums and technics."I
feel I have more flexibility now
to explore new avenues of creativity,
and that refreshes me as an artist!
But, animals will always be my favorite
subjects!".
Now nationally known,
Carol's works are owned by such
notable people as Oprah Winfrey,
George Steinbrenner, and Madeline
and Alan Paulson (owners of all
time top money earning racehorse
CIGAR) Her open edition and limited
edition Giclee' prints are available
at some of the finest cabin furnishing
stores in N. Georgia and North
Carolina including Moose Hollow
in Murphy, NC, Out of The Woodworks
and Cabin Fervor in Blue Ridge,
Ga., Doo Dads in Cumming, Ga,
Lakota Cove in Jasper, Ga. and
in several "horsey giftshops" in
Ocala, Fl., International Saddlery,
Conyers, Ga. and Keeneland, Ky.
Commissioned pet portraits are
still a large portion of her business. " I
enjoy doing paintings of people's
pets. It's always a treat to see
the photos my clients send me
to work from and to try to capture
the animal's personality from
them. I've done paintings for
clients as far away as the state
of Washington. I talk to some
of them on the phone or by e-mail,
meet their pets by way of their
pictures, but for the most part,
never see what my clients look
like although they have become
my friends through conversation!
I love it!"