Welcome to Carol's Site!

Carol Otten grew up in a small north Florida town beside the broad expanse of the St. John's River. An environment filled with moss-draped oaks, lush hammocks, and an abundance of wild life was the perfect backdrop for poetry and painting; Carol dabbled in both. Throughout the seventies, she studied oil painting under teacher Ella Ludwig, learning the color-theory techniques of Helen Van Wyk.

After publishing five books in women’s fiction in the late 90’s, she laid her pen to rest and was drawn again to the visual arts. Carol returned to painting, honing rusty skills she had not used in more than twenty years.

Carol enjoys all manner of subjects, from stills to florals to landscapes, painting in her home studio from her own photographs, and more recently, painting in plein air.