Welcome
Meet Cara
I am obsessed by color. I am a sucker for the drama of striking light. I keep being drawn to the lush fullness of fruit. I’m soothed by looking at flowers. I think food can be as beautiful as anything else. I want only the simplicity of watercolor – painting pure pigment on cotton paper. I love to make these paintings.

podcast
Watercolor Conversations
For four years I faithfully wrote weekly journal entries for my blog. Now and then I go back to what I’ve written and think that some of this huge body of content could be given new life – but the impulse was to use my speaking voice this go-round.
Watercolor Conversations with Cara Brown is the result. I am re-visiting some of these journal entries – sharing the stories, seeking, and inspiration in my written words – along with whatever else occurs to me to say at this point in time.

art stories
Journal
Grapes – Finished in time for the Healdsburg art festival
The final progression of the painting I call "Zinoasis:"
September 17, 2013 – New square of grapes
Here's where I am today - pretty much all the leaves are done (may need to make changes after all else is painted). Working on the vine branches. Scroll down to see the various stages over the past two weeks. September 11 - All the background done - starting in on...













