Carol Forbes

Pink Plot, 2023, acrylic on canvas
About the Artist:
Carol Forbes is a Peterborough-based painter whose work is abstract, and process driven. Mixing fields of colour with gesture and line, she uses a variety of media to create her evocative compositions. With no prior conception of the finished work, each mark opens new possibilities. She is guided by intuition, a sense of adventure, and a delight in the visceral experience of working with the materials. As a work evolves, the process becomes a delicate integration of spontaneity and restraint. Originally from Nova Scotia, Carol has lived her adult life in the Kawarthas. She studied art at the Haliburton School of Art and Design, after teaching psychology for many years at Fleming College.
“Abstraction is what intrigues me, mostly for its ability to evoke inner connections and responses to colour, shape, and line.” — Carol Forbes

Studio: Shared location with Donna Bolam, Shelley Brown, Theresa Morris, Carol Forbes, and Nancy Simmons Smith
Studio Location: Tour Stop 3 – Room 17
Exhibitions
Stephanie Ford Forrester, Northland Harmony, 2022 textile, painted cotton & batiks
Selections: 39th Annual Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour
Jul 8, 2023 to Oct 1, 2023
Carol Forbes, Malachite & Strawberry, oil on canvas
Carol Forbes | Between the Lines
Oct 29, 2022 to Jan 15, 2023
Jenny Kastner, Haze, acrylic on canvas
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Oct 8, 2022 to Nov 6, 2022
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Oct 21, 2021 to Nov 21, 2021
Installation view of KAST Selections exhibition. From Left: Paul Nabuurs, Bronson Smith, David Hickey
Selections: 37th Annual Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour Exhibition
Jul 22, 2021 to Oct 3, 2021
Jane LowBeer, String Theory, 2015, monotype on paper, 22" x 28"
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Oct 8, 2020 to Nov 8, 2020
Left: Leanne Baird, Forest Light, 2020, acrylic on canvas; Right: Victoria Wallace, Silhouette Series: #10, 12, 20, 21, 2019, encaustic, ink and oil pastel
Selections: 36th Annual Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour Exhibition
Aug 20, 2020 to Nov 8, 2020