Bear & CraneSTUDIO

Welcome to the studio

Let’s Be Friends

Original paintings by Carol, from imagined stories to things she stops to notice.

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A bear greeting two bees in a field of flowers, painted by Carol.
Let’s Be FriendsAcrylic · Spring 2026

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A bear greeting two bees in a field of flowers, painted by Carol.

Stories & Whimsy

Small stories about friendship, play and everyday life.

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An egret beside still water with sunlight on the horizon, painted in watercolor by Carol.

Nature & Places

Flowers, wildlife and places worth stopping to notice.

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From Carol’s notes

“It is appreciation & quiet reflection of the moment.”
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A few from the studio

Selected artwork.

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An egret beside still water with sunlight on the horizon, painted in watercolor by Carol.

Egret at Water

Watercolor · Summer 2025

A white mother duck watches yellow ducklings playing beside an umbrella and a tipped pail in a garden.

Look Momma!

Acrylic · Spring 2026

A hedgehog meets a snail beneath a large yellow flower and green leaves.

The Curious Hedgehog

Acrylic · Spring 2026

A little about Carol

Sometimes what she sees.
Sometimes what she imagines.

Carol grew up around art. Today she paints flowers, places and animals, both observed and imagined.

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