Carol Mell

Carol Mell grew up in wild Oregon where she played in a natural world of imagination; where trees, sturgeon, squirrels and whales spoke. In a twist of fate, with little formal dance training, she earned a BFA in Dance from The Juilliard School.

Injury forced her to continue her creative journey through writing and photography. While living in Taos she began showing her photographs in local shows in 2004 and eventually exhibited with Sage Gallery. After moving to Rio Rancho in 2015, she began mounting her photos on panel and painting with beeswax and oils.

During the dark days of the pandemic she hung up her camera and began to paint freely, abstractly with cold wax medium and oils. Her paintings explore the deep sources of love and connection we each carry within. She continues to explore hot and cold beeswax paintings as well as acrylic that spring from her inner life. These unique paintings represent perfect hours in the sun and rain in a world created for healing and joy.