CARRIE VENEZIA

    Carrie's intense love for painting and photography was formed as a small child: "I     remember when I was very young, watching my mother paint with oils—she would     mesmerize me for hours with her brilliant use of color. When she gave me her box of     chalk pastels to paint with, I could not believe all those beautiful colors where in one
    box ... The best reward is when someone makes a connection with one of my     paintings."