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
April 19, 2017 – Art springs eternal
The reward for hiking to the top: all the green this year is intoxicating! Fear is a big character when it comes to making art. I see it all the time – in myself as well as in those around me. Last week I received an email from someone who had come into my mom’s...
April 12, 2017 – When love leads
Starting a new one - my first painting of tulips(!). The warm colors are a welcome change for me. Last week at dinner with a couple of the artists in the Friday group, the subject of jury duty came up and I found myself recounting the experience I had when I sat on a...
April 5, 2017 – Ain’t mishavin’
That last bee, last bud, last flower center painted. This one is now officially finished. I'm calling it "Eden." Look for it on my website later this week. It's already spoken for, but I'll have beautiful giclee prints available soon. Brené Brown (no relation) is one...