Biography
Caryn comes from a family of artists: her mother is an oil painter; her brother did woodturning; her uncle was a clothing designer and pastel artist and her grandmothers knitted and did crewel work.
Caryn holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Rochester Institute of Technology. She worked in the corporate world for several years before deciding to stay home to raise her family. She continued to take art classes, experimenting in different mediums. After moving to London for her husband’s employment, she took various classes and continued working in colored pencils. While there, she had the opportunity to travel. Her passion for travel has influenced her artwork. After moving back to New York, Caryn took classes in colored pencils with Arlene Steinberg, studied botanicals in watercolor with Rose Pelicano and East Asian brush painting with In K Kim, Carolyn Clarke, Sungsook Setton, Sally Feng Fader, Gladys Stewart and Gan Yu. Her main concentration now is colored pencil, alcohol ink and East Asian brush painting.
Caryn is a 'CPSA' and a five-year merit 'CPX' Signature Member of the Colored Pencil Society of America, a UKCPSO Signature Member of the UK Colour Pencil Society, an Elected Member of the American Artists Professional League, a Juried Member of the International Guild of Realism, the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club and the National Art League.
She is a featured artist in the publications: CP Magic! - Special Edition - Landscapes, May 2025; CP Magic! online magazine (October 2024, October 2023, March 2023); CP Magic! Color Pencil Showcase for 2024; CP Magic! online magazine Special Issue - Your Best Colored Pencil Work of 2022, February 2023; Ann Kullberg's Color magazine (June 2025, April 2023, February 2021, December 2020, May 2019, July 2017, June 2017); Art & Color 365 magazine (Winter/Spring 2024); Richeson75 Landscape, Seascape & Architecture Exhibition Book (2022, 2020); The Great American Paint In, Artists Sharing Their Pandemic Stories, William C. and Ashley Weinaug; Colored Pencil Society of America's To The Point magazine (November 2023, May 2022, June 2020, January 2020, June 2018, June 2017, January 2016, June 2015, January 2014); CP Treasures -Colored Pencil Masterworks from Around the Globe (Volumes II, III, IV, V, VI, VIII); The Quarterly of the Sumi Society of America, Inc., (Summer 2021, Winter/Spring 2021, Fall 2020); Gallerium, Food Story - 2023 Exhibition Catalogue; The Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 123rd and 118th Annual Open Exhibition catalogs; The American Artists Professional League's 91st Grand National Exhibition Catalog; International Artist magazine, Oct./Nov. 2019; Richeson75 Still Life & Floral Exhibit Book (2021, 2019, 2017 & 2016); Ann Kullberg's Color magazine's 20th Anniversary Member Show Book; Colored Pencil Hidden Treasures (Volumes 1 & 6); Richeson75 Animals, Birds & Wildlife Exhibit Book (2018 & 2017); Strokes of Genius 8: Expressive Textures, The Best of Drawing, edited by Rachel Rubin Wolf; The Peace Project 2013-Peace, Love and Understanding; The Great American Paint In, Pandemic Artwork Stories blog, February 15, 2021; Doodlewash, Guest Artist, April 2019; Pencil Art Society, A Pas-Sing Glance, March 2016; Icarus Art Spring 2015 Newsletter.
Caryn is a contributing artist in the book Masterful Color: Vibrant Colored Pencil Paintings Layer by Layer by Arlene Steinberg.
Her award-winning work has been shown in solo gallery exhibits and she has participated in numerous national and international juried shows and group exhibitions. Her work is in corporate and private collections throughout the United States and Canada.
Caryn has participated in colored pencil workshops with John Smolko, Deborah Maklowski, Paco Martín Domínguez, Jesse Lane, Erwin Lewandowski, Cynthia Knox, Barbara Dahlstedt, Dyanne Locati, Kristy Kutch, Jeffrey Smart Baisden, Tracy Frein, Morgan Kari, Pam Belcher, Robert Kogge, Gemma Gylling, Amy Lindenberger and Nancy Culmone; East Asian brush painting workshops with Gan Yu and Hui Sheng Li; bird sketching workshop with Liz Clayton Fuller and alcohol ink workshops with Jane Kizner, Lorraine Rimmelin and Vera Worthington.
She currently resides with her husband on Long Island, NY
Caryn holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Rochester Institute of Technology. She worked in the corporate world for several years before deciding to stay home to raise her family. She continued to take art classes, experimenting in different mediums. After moving to London for her husband’s employment, she took various classes and continued working in colored pencils. While there, she had the opportunity to travel. Her passion for travel has influenced her artwork. After moving back to New York, Caryn took classes in colored pencils with Arlene Steinberg, studied botanicals in watercolor with Rose Pelicano and East Asian brush painting with In K Kim, Carolyn Clarke, Sungsook Setton, Sally Feng Fader, Gladys Stewart and Gan Yu. Her main concentration now is colored pencil, alcohol ink and East Asian brush painting.
Caryn is a 'CPSA' and a five-year merit 'CPX' Signature Member of the Colored Pencil Society of America, a UKCPSO Signature Member of the UK Colour Pencil Society, an Elected Member of the American Artists Professional League, a Juried Member of the International Guild of Realism, the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club and the National Art League.
She is a featured artist in the publications: CP Magic! - Special Edition - Landscapes, May 2025; CP Magic! online magazine (October 2024, October 2023, March 2023); CP Magic! Color Pencil Showcase for 2024; CP Magic! online magazine Special Issue - Your Best Colored Pencil Work of 2022, February 2023; Ann Kullberg's Color magazine (June 2025, April 2023, February 2021, December 2020, May 2019, July 2017, June 2017); Art & Color 365 magazine (Winter/Spring 2024); Richeson75 Landscape, Seascape & Architecture Exhibition Book (2022, 2020); The Great American Paint In, Artists Sharing Their Pandemic Stories, William C. and Ashley Weinaug; Colored Pencil Society of America's To The Point magazine (November 2023, May 2022, June 2020, January 2020, June 2018, June 2017, January 2016, June 2015, January 2014); CP Treasures -Colored Pencil Masterworks from Around the Globe (Volumes II, III, IV, V, VI, VIII); The Quarterly of the Sumi Society of America, Inc., (Summer 2021, Winter/Spring 2021, Fall 2020); Gallerium, Food Story - 2023 Exhibition Catalogue; The Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 123rd and 118th Annual Open Exhibition catalogs; The American Artists Professional League's 91st Grand National Exhibition Catalog; International Artist magazine, Oct./Nov. 2019; Richeson75 Still Life & Floral Exhibit Book (2021, 2019, 2017 & 2016); Ann Kullberg's Color magazine's 20th Anniversary Member Show Book; Colored Pencil Hidden Treasures (Volumes 1 & 6); Richeson75 Animals, Birds & Wildlife Exhibit Book (2018 & 2017); Strokes of Genius 8: Expressive Textures, The Best of Drawing, edited by Rachel Rubin Wolf; The Peace Project 2013-Peace, Love and Understanding; The Great American Paint In, Pandemic Artwork Stories blog, February 15, 2021; Doodlewash, Guest Artist, April 2019; Pencil Art Society, A Pas-Sing Glance, March 2016; Icarus Art Spring 2015 Newsletter.
Caryn is a contributing artist in the book Masterful Color: Vibrant Colored Pencil Paintings Layer by Layer by Arlene Steinberg.
Her award-winning work has been shown in solo gallery exhibits and she has participated in numerous national and international juried shows and group exhibitions. Her work is in corporate and private collections throughout the United States and Canada.
Caryn has participated in colored pencil workshops with John Smolko, Deborah Maklowski, Paco Martín Domínguez, Jesse Lane, Erwin Lewandowski, Cynthia Knox, Barbara Dahlstedt, Dyanne Locati, Kristy Kutch, Jeffrey Smart Baisden, Tracy Frein, Morgan Kari, Pam Belcher, Robert Kogge, Gemma Gylling, Amy Lindenberger and Nancy Culmone; East Asian brush painting workshops with Gan Yu and Hui Sheng Li; bird sketching workshop with Liz Clayton Fuller and alcohol ink workshops with Jane Kizner, Lorraine Rimmelin and Vera Worthington.
She currently resides with her husband on Long Island, NY