I studied Fine Art at Newcastle University and more recently at Sunderland. I have always painted but since my retirement from work in art education, I have been able to paint full time in my garden studio. I attend life drawing at the club, and find the longer monthly Saturday sessions really valuable. 

I am continually inspired by regular walks in Northumberland and recently have made a series of large pastel drawings of the local abandoned quarry.  I love the work of Paul Nash and other mid twentieth century English romantic landscape artists and also Wayne Thiebaud and Richard Diebenkorn.

You can see more of my work on my website

carolynearlam.co.uk from the LINKS page