CAROLINE PARKES

Caroline Parkes is an amateur artist, and the founder of Artists in Woodstock. She started painting in 2021 under the mentorship of Carrie Stanley, and three years into her hobby, has a house that’s been rapidly overtaken by the artwork. She paints mainly in oils, often over fluorescent or metallic acrylics, and has been known to add a bit of glitter. She’s is, most definitely, a painting maximalist.

Her subjects range from abstract florals, to figurative scenes, to fashion inspired subjects. What holds them together is a flamboyant love of colour.

Underneath the joy, sits a darkness which she constantly seeks to explore. Since 2022 she has been working through grief and trauma, and she uses art to work through her feelings. She is a great believer in the healing power of art, which inspired 2024’s Artweeks theme ‘Mind, Art & Soul.’

As the founder of Artists in Woodstock, she is hugely proud of the success that the have been achieved thus far. Highlights for Caroline have been exhibiting at Darl-e & The Bear, helping to create the Blenheim Palace ‘Past & Present’ exhibition, and curating the work for The Feathers (including her very own dancing ladies in the ladies!).