Lifeโ€™s too short for beige

Hey. Iโ€™m Caroline.

  • Caroline Parkes at Artweeks 2024

    Choose love

    I love to live life in full colour.

    Lifeโ€™s too short for beige.

  • Choose creativity

    At work, or at play, Iโ€™m driven by creativity. Interior design and fashion inspires me, I work in a creative industry, and my passion is to paint.

  • Choose community

    Iโ€™m the founder of Artists in Woodstock, and we regularly exhibit together. Creativity isnโ€™t a solitary affair for me, togethering sparks it.

People

Portraits and figurative paintings are my passion. Sometimes of colourful characters who I know.

Places

Blenheim Palace, in the beautiful town of Woodstock, is on my doorstep, so I donโ€™t need to travel far to be inspired to paint.

Personal

Life has its dark side. Painting has helped me explore my grief. It brings joy, and helps me process.

The Feathers

Pretty proud of this collaboration! I curated the art in Woodstockโ€™s most chi-chi hotel.

Exhibitions

Find out more about my exhibitions, including how I exhibited to 250k people at Blenheim Palace.