I love people watching, making up a slice of story based on a momentary snapshot I might have witnessed. People just fascinate me. I love all the sizes, the personalities, the fashions, the gates, the facial expressions.
Say I see a woman scold a child on the street. I would probably wonder what the girl might have done? Maybe the girl did nothing and the mother was harassed? Why would the mother be harassed? Maybe her boss is a plonker? Maybe she was fired? Maybe she has just been dumped?
And so on. These mini brain narratives often spark a storyline I want to visually represent. And trying to capture little interactions like that in a still image is a wonderful challenge.
Splishy Splashy at dusk – Carole Theriault 2023 – Watercolour, gouache – 25x17cm
At the Lake – Carole Theriault 2022 – Watercolour – 38x28cm
Smoochies – Carole Theriault 2022 – Watercolour – 23x21cm
Girl in Coat – Carole Theriault 2022 – Watercolour – 21x30cm
Big boat, lil boat, pink sky – Carole Theriault 2022 – Watercolour – 36x27cm
The flamed-haired escapee – Carole Theriault 2023 – Watercolour – 40x28cm
The Sommelier – Carole Theriault 2022 – Watercolour, ink – 28x36cm
The Ski Trip – Carole Theriault 2022 – Watercolour – 38x28cm
Late for a blind date – Carole Theriault 2023 – Ink – 38x28cm
Tiktok time – Carole Theriault 2022 – Watercolour – 19x29cm
Turtle’s birthday – Carole Theriault 2023 – Watercolour – 30×21.5cm
Woman walking with dogs – Carole Theriault 2023 – Watercolour – 28x38cm
Sophie’s piano lessons – Carole Theriault 2022 – Watercolour, ink – 28x35cm
Bedtime – Carole Theriault 2022 – Watercolour – 12x23cm
Getting caught – Carole Theriault 2022 – Watercolour – 21x29cm
Bopping with the wolf – Carole Theriault 2023 – Watercolour – 35x27cm
Girl chatting to big bad wolf – Carole Theriault 2023 – Watercolour – 37x27cm
Living on a hilly coastline – Carole Theriault 2022 – Watercolour, ink – 30x27cm
Young love – Carole Theriault 2023 – Watercolour – 18x28cm
On your marks! – Carole Theriault 2022 – Watercolour – 49x30cm
No words – Carole Theriault 2022 – Watercolour – 38x28cm
Gran’s swim lesson – Carole Theriault 2021 – Watercolour – 49x49cm
Where is everyone – Carole Theriault 2021 – Watercolour – 21x30cm
Farewell from treehouse – Carole Theriault 2022 – Watercolour – 56x38cm
Girl and elephant – Carole Theriault 2023 – Watercolour – 55x39cm
The Dress off – Carole Theriault 2021 – Watercolour – 23x31cm
Red Boat – Carole Theriault 2022 – Watercolour – 35x25cm
Martini Drinker – Carole Theriault 2022 – Watercolour, ink – 28x38cm
The model and the artist – Carole Theriault 2023 – Watercolour – 30x40cm
The Graveyard – Carole Theriault 2022 – Watercolour – 18x28cm
Memories of lockdown – Carole Theriault 2023 – Watercolour – 30x40cm
Saturday night in Oxford – Carole Theriault 2023 – Watercolour, gouache, ink – 21x29cm
Autumnal wedding – Carole Theriault 2022 – Watercolour – 38x28cm
Dinner Date – Carole Theriault 2022 – Ink – 38x28cm
Window Cleaners – Carole Theriault 2022 – Watercolour – 28x38cm
Wolf and lady dance – Carole Theriault 2021 – Watercolour – 38x28cm
20 minutes after the breakup – Carole Theriault 2023 – Watercoour – 38x55cm
Tire Swing – Carole Theriault 2022 – Watercolour – 28x30cm
Watching sunset at cottage – Carole Theriault 2022 – Watercolour – 25x18cm
Look at me – Carole Theriault 2023 – Watercolour – 40x30cm
Walking dog in autumn – Carole Theriault 2022 – Watercolour – 27x18cm
Dreary hope – Carole Theriault 2021 – Watercolour – 21x29cm
Feeding mooses – Carole Theriault 2023 – Watercolour – 54x38cm
