A recent member of Cariboo Artist Guild (CAG), Carol Munro is displaying her art work for the first time in the Showcase Gallery in the main lobby of the South Cariboo Business Centre at 475 Birch Ave. in 100 Mile House.
Munro has lived in 100 Mile House since 1983, moving up from the Lower Mainland.
Like most children, Munro says she enjoyed art as a child, and has been painting for years, taking lessons from Aaron McBride in Maple Ridge.
“He held evening classes and I knew I could paint at least once a week.”
As a working mother, Munro says her time was limited but she knew she wanted to continue painting.
She likes painting landscapes and old buildings but doesn’t limit herself.
“I see a picture and I just get a feeling.”
Munro hasn’t limited herself to canvas. In 2013, she took third place in the BC SPCA Wildlife in Focus Photography Contest with her amazing shot of a fawn nestled in a friend’s backyard.
“When I’m out with my camera, I take pictures of everything. I use some of them for my paintings.”
Munro has recently taken up drawing, mostly of cats and dogs, with charcoals and is pleasantly surprised with the results.
“I didn’t know I could draw that well, but I have a couple of pieces I’ll put in the gallery this month.”
She has the gallery full of paintings of landscapes, water views, and old buildings, as well as her charcoal drawings and even some painted wood pieces.
Munro joined CAG to learn how to paint with acrylics. Most of her work has been done in oils, and she says the mediums are totally different.
Munro adds she also wanted to meet people and is happy with the relationships she has with other members.
“I’m looking forward to displaying my art at the gallery. It will be nice for people other than my family and friends to see it.”
