“As a watercolor artist, I use expressive colors and dynamic shapes to invent interesting positive and negative spaces.  New discoveries, by playing with watercolor washes, line, and value relationships, are important in my work.  By combining natural and abstract sources, I try to create appealing compositions.  Most of my subject matter is from familiar surroundings in Door County.”

A Door County  watercolor artist, Carl grew up and studied art in Milwaukee.  After serving  in  WWII, he taught art in Edgerton, WI.  Then, earning a Master’s Degree in Library Science at the  University of Wisconsin-Madison, he worked as Edgerton Junior High Librarian, followed by the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and finally returning to the  Edgerton High School Library.  He retired in 1985 and  moved to  Sturgeon  Bay, where he and  his family had summered since 1971.

During the summers of 1984 and 1985, Carl studied art with Bridget Austin, Lionel Wathall and James Range, who encouraged him to devote serious time to watercolors.  Most recently, he has studied painting with  Ratindra Das.

Carl is…
Active member of the Door County Art League
Volunteer for the Miller Art Museum
Designed the banner which represents the Door County Historical Society in Wisconsin’s Sesqucentennial Celebration
Represented in various Permanent Collections
Has exhibited in several Door County and
Wisconsin Juried Art Shows