Carol Baines
1 work in Printmaking 2026
Artist statement
Carol Baines%u2019 painterly prints take inspiration from the natural landscape. Conveying a sense of wilderness and movement through simple, gestural mark-making and delicate textures, her prints are both subtle and atmospheric. Combining many processes, including drypoint, etching, monoprint and screenprint, the resulting semi-abstract works exude a natural energy.
Biography
Carol Baines%u2019 painterly prints take inspiration from the natural landscape.Conveying a sense of wilderness and movement through simple, gestural mark-making and delicate textures, her prints are both subtle and atmospheric. Combining many processes, including drypoint, etching, monoprint and screenprint, the resulting semi-abstract works exude a natural energy.Coming to printmaking later in life, Baines fulfilled her 18-year-old-self-dream of an Art Foundation Diploma in her late 50%u2019s, was introduced to the print studio, and was %u2018home%u2019. She has spent the last 5 years learning from inspirational practitioners and master printmakers across the South West, has created her own studio and has had work included in the 2025 Royal West of England Academy%u2019s Biennial Paper Works, the 2024 Bath Society of Artists exhibition and the 2025 Royal Society of Printmakers Small But Mighty exhibition and the RE International Open.