Caroline Gibson OPC – portfolio

Contact the artist

http://www.carolinegibsonprints.com
07801 398453
carolinegibsonprints@gmail.com

I am also at the shop ‘Gleide Home Decor’ in Woodstock.

Artist information

I am a local artist—and a bumpkin at heart. Happiest sitting in a Barley field watching the clouds go by. 

I grew up in Chadlington, in The Cotswolds, after moving from Liverpool in the early 80’s, and fell in love with it immediately. I’m passionate about the countryside and try to bring that to my artwork. 

Of course, this isn’t my day-job. I also run my own business, Woodstock Property Photography, where I offer virtual tours, still photography and floorplans. You can view my photography portfolio on www.woodstockpropertyphotography.co.uk. 

Other Influences

My childhood was a mixture of playing around the village, running around the fields and, in direct contrast, the bright lights and glamour of theatres…

My dad worked for a national theatre company so I also spent a great deal of time in theatres, seeing all the shows and rehearsals, being backstage (and on stage), dazzled by the bright creative lighting, stunning scenery and fabulously over-the-top costumes. It really ignited a passion for the creativity, drama, art and fun of showbiz that remains with me to this day.

After Art A’ Level, I won a place at Berkshire College of Art and Design. Then recognised as the top Photography course in the UK, it covered all aspects of photography including art history, design and film, designing adverts and magazine/book covers, weekly crits, semiology (the study of signs and symbols used in art), studying images by Sebastiao Selgado, Brassia, Annie Leibovitz et al, and analysing the composition and genius of Hitchcock films frame by frame. It was a two-year course that I still draw inspiration from thirty years later! 

Many more collections to come…

My collection of monochrome lino prints is also available on Instagram, Facebook and at Gleide Home Decor in Woodstock. 

I’m currently working on my new collection, so please follow me on Instagram for updates!

Stockists

* Gleide Home Decor, Woodstock

www.gleide.com

* The Crafters Emporium,

Cornmarket Street, Oxford

www.thecraftersemporium.co.uk

* The Missing Bean coffee shop, Woodstock

www.themissingbean.co.uk

* Diddly Squat Farmshop (Pop-up shop), Chadlington

www.diddlysquatfarmshop.co.uk

* The Woodstock Bookshop, Woodstock

www.woodstockbookshop.co.uk

* The Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock

* Etsy

carolinegibsonprints.etsy.com

* Gloucester Green Market ‘Art Fridays’, Oxford City Centre 

On select Fridays

* Blenheim Palace, Woodstock. You can see my work displayed in the palace until 2024.

www.blenheimpalace.com

* The Feathers Hotel, Woodstock

www.feathers.co.uk

Groups

Member of The Printmakers Council

Oxfordshire Artweeks

www.artweeks.org/v/2024/caroline-gibson

‘Artists in Woodstock’

www.artistsinwoodstock.co.uk/caroline-gibson