- Carol Schwartz
- Foraging Terns
- Gouache on watercolor paper
- 8 x 12 in
Common Terns foraging for food in the Piscataqua River in Portsmouth, NH. The Terns catch small, 4 in. fish which they carry back to their chicks an hour away on White Island, NH. They repeat this trip all day to secure the proper size fish for their chicks.
- Subject Matter: Birds
About the Artist: Carol Schwartz (USA) x
Carol Schwartz lives in Connecticut and is Assistant Professor in Illustration at The University of Hartford. She studied at the Kansas City Art Institute, and Rhode Island School of Design and received her MFA from the University of Hartford. Her award winning science and nature illustrations from 60 picture books spark wonder for children. Her paintings have been included in exhibitions throughout the country. She combines gouache and digital mediums to create her work and finds joy in bringing attention to the small things in nature and painting them in great detail. Sea life, insects, and botanicals are Carol’s favorite subjects to illustrate.