Day in the Life

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Spend a day with artist William and Caroline Carrington in studio. William (sculptor) will show you how he creates his sculpture as well as educate you on the lost wax casting process. You will also have the opportunity to “push” some clay around to get the feel for it. Caroline (oil landscape painter) will show you how she creates her works as well as give you a painting lesson in working with oils. This package also includes a tour of their studio gallery as well as their private art collection in their home. This couple truly is passionate about visual arts and love to have the opportunity to share their experiences with anyone interested.

Caroline Korbell Carrington grew up in a family that cherishes and values the land and wildlife of Texas. She spent much of her formative years in the Texas Hill Country, where she began to create works of art. Over time the art became a passion and in turn led to her successful career as a landscape painter. Caroline graduated from Texas Christian University in 1992 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting. She then spent time in New Mexico working alongside some prominent landscape painters, including the late David Barbero. Over the years she has experimented with many types of media, the basis of which is oil on canvas. Today she continues to paint landscapes scenes from he Western United States with a focus on Texas landscape.

William Carrington received a BFA from Southwest Texas State in 1989. During his studies he spent two years as an intern in the production department of Texas Monthly Magazine. After graduation William entered into the graphics field for a number of years working as a production artist at Giles Design Studio in San Antonio. He later worked freelance doing production work for various studios around the San Antonio area. William decided to make a career change and returned to school attending Trinity University receiving a MAT. He went on to teach elementary education primarily 4th and 5th grade for 13 years. He then taught elementary art at a private school in San Antonio for another 3 years. After much contemplation and long conversations with his artist wife Caroline, he decided to pursue sculpture full time. And shortly thereafter he came to realize that sculpture is what he was meant to do. 

William is an avid lifelong outdoorsman. Coming from a ranching family he spent a great deal of time hunting and fishing. Over the years he has gained an in depth knowledge of wildlife and wildlife behavior. In his work he captures the gestural qualities of animals and primarily creates sculpture depicting animals and their natural behavior. William also spent all of these years in the outdoors cleaning and butchering game. He states, "by butchering game one gains a keen knowledge of the animals physical characteristics and muscular structure". He puts this knowledge into his work striving to depict the animals’ movement from within. He currently works out of his studio at home in San Antonio, Texas.