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
July 12, 2017 – When it’s hard to focus
Some of the light and color that caught my eye on our trip. Joe and I have been back a week and a half from a rich and full trip to Paris and several places in Italy with my family. Since coming home life has been full – working with Carla, our bookkeeper, Fourth of...
July 5, 2017 – 10,000 hours – sticking with it
Mama (Niz) and me with Kaleidoscope - it won second place at the fair! This is a re-post from June 7, 2016 - 13 months ago. It's late again today - the holiday yesterday and a project that had to be done today kept me away from writing. I'm still not quite on this...
June 28, 2017 – Stone Soup Art
"Kaleidoscope - the work of: Robin Bentel, Sondra Blake, Jean Brady, Cara Brown, Niz Brown, Shannon Brown, Karen Burkland, Maria Carlile, Sue Devinny, Velda Draper, Ann Eichhorn, Paulette Engler, Heather Hughes, Ann Jessen, Virginie Kortekaas, Suzie Lahr, Pam...