Caroline Poole Artist & Painter

Caroline was born in 1954 and grew up in Notting Hill in London. She now lives in Suffolk and Chiswick.

She trained with the painter Nahem Shoa who is especially well known for his portraits of black people which have been acquired by many major museums in England.

Caroline is a plein aire painter, who spends a lot of time in Suffolk painting the coast around Bawdsey.

Much of her work focuses on the beautiful landscapes and the erosion and constant movement of the landmarks, sadly disappearing and constantly changing. The Suffolk coastline is being eroded more quickly than anywhere else in Europe.

​In her work, Caroline paints directly from life, onto the canvas, aiming to put down the tone of the tone, the colour of the colour and the shape of the shape, trying to see the whole and painting all parts equally. 

She takes her painting kit out in most weathers and has to fight the elements, the tides and the wind to paint. She revisits the same subject, at the same time of day on many occasions to capture similar light.

Adalucia, Spain and in Zanzibar, Africa where the light is often more consistent and the colours more vivid are also locations where Caroline works and finds inspiration.

She often paints friends and herself. As a woman artist, she aims to portray herself as truthfully as she can.

In the winter, when the weather is bad, she focus on painting varying still life subjects in her studio.