Released on = March 29, 2006, 12:09 pm

Press Release Author = Ideas4Rent Marketing

Industry = Consumer Services

Press Release Summary = Carol MacLeod, creator of \"Created By Carol\" will be
displaying her collection of watercolor lighthouse paintings at the Ypsilanti
Historical Museum. The dates and times are listed below.
Location:
Ypsilanti Historical Museum
220 North Huron Street
Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Date:
Every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday - from April 6-23

Time:
Thursdays and Fridays: 1 - 4 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays: 12 - 4 p.m.
Open House: Sunday, April 9, from noon to 4 p.m.
Come and meet the artists. No admission charged.

visit www.createdbycarol.com for more information

Press Release Body = Carol MacLeod, creator of \"Created By Carol\" will be displaying
her collection of watercolor lighthouse paintings at the Ypsilanti Historical
Museum. The dates and times are listed below:

Location:
Ypsilanti Historical Museum
220 North Huron Street
Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Date:
Every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday - from April 6-23

Time:
Thursdays and Fridays: 1 - 4 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays: 12 - 4 p.m.
Open House: Sunday, April 9, from noon to 4 p.m.
Come and meet the artists. No admission charged.

visit www.createdbycarol.com for more information
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Artist Statement

I began painting many years ago when my oldest son Don was small. I had become
acquainted with a woman who taught the basics of oil painting. So, along with ten
other women, I learned to mix the paint and apply it (primitively) to canvas. It
seemed that no one in the group really knew what they were doing (myself included),
and I felt strongly that there was something inside me that was just not being
expressed. Consequently, I put the paints away for a number of years while I raised
my family.

But things changed in 1989. I was in an auto accident and, while recuperating in
West Branch, Michigan, I brought out my paints again. I found a woman who gave
painting classes in her store, so I expanded my oil painting by learning how to
paint on sweatshirt\'s. But that still didn\'t satisfy what was in my heart. I simply
couldn\'t express what was on the inside. My paintings were dark. You could look at
them and feel my pain.

Finally, in 2003, I decided to try my hand at painting with watercolors. I had
always heard this was a difficult medium to master and I was really afraid to try.
But it began with a request from my daughter to paint something for her with
watercolors. A friend of mine from church, who is an accomplished watercolorist,
began to teach me some specific techniques. I was so excited and felt so honored
that she would spend time teaching me each week. After much hard work and with a
deepening of my faith in God, I finally felt that I was able to express those
feelings that had always been in my heart. What an amazing experience!

Isaiah 40:30-31 is and has been a great inspiration to me: "But those who hope in
the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles: they will
run and not grow weary. They will walk and not be faint." I now paint with a renewed
sense of style, and in each of my landscapes, you will find three birds. They\'re
tucked away in the clouds or gliding across the mountains, and to me, they represent
the eagles and the Trinity.

Since I began my "watercolor journey", I have also traveled down another road. Last
year, I was diagnosed with cancer of the tongue and lymph node. I have gone through
extensive chemotherapy and radiation treatments, and I am very blessed that I am now
considered cancer free!! I\'m happy with life, thankful for friends and grateful to
God for His care. I have begun to paint again to celebrate my new beginning, and the
lighthouses represent my Lord Jesus, who will always be the ever-present beacon in
my life. He is my strength for each day and my light for the future. The three birds
seen in my paintings are a constant reminder to me of where I have been and where I
am going. I dedicate all my work to God and to the three most wonderful gifts he has
given to me . . . my children.

In His Service,
CAROL





Web Site = http://www.createdbycarol.com

Contact Details = Don Macleod
PO Box 253
Chatham , 07928
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9733601018
info@createdbycarol.com
http://www.createdbycarol.com