Carolyn J Roberts
I live and create among the flat farmlands of Lincolnshire, where the sky feels endless and the mornings are often quiet and still. It’s here, with a sketchbook in my hand and a coffee by my side, that my ideas begin—on early walks, watching the light shift across the fields, or the mist roll over the landscape, letting the wind and birdsong fill my senses.
My art is all about that feeling of space, stillness and connection. I work with charcoal, inks and watercolours—materials that move, flow and surprise me—building soft, muted layers that echo the landscapes I love. Each piece holds a memory: a place walked, a moment noticed, a breath of fresh air.
I studied Fine Art at Loughborough University, graduating in 2013 with First Class Honours, and since then I’ve exhibited across the East Midlands, participated in art fairs, and sent my work to new homes both here in the UK and abroad.
“Stop thinking about artworks as objects & start thinking about them as triggers for experiences.”
Brian Eno
I love to work with fluid mediums; watercolours & inks, watching them flow & pool, while I coax them into suggestions of times & places…
a peek at my working process…
BEHIND THE SCENES
Coffee Order
Strong, black & plenty of it!
Simple Joy
The wind in my hair & the sun on my face…
Current home
Heckington, Lincolnshire, UK
Annoyances
Lack of manners & being late…
Listening to…
The birds & the rain…
Little Known Fact
In the long distant past, I qualified as a riding instructor
EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS
2025 May - July: Open Exhibition @ Corner Gallery, Boston, Lincs. July - October: ‘Art of the Now’ @ Usher Gallery, Lincoln, Lincs
2023 Patchings Festival of Arts, Crafts & Design, Calverton, Notts
2022 Re-Connect Exhibition, Blue Owl Art, Grantham, Lincs Melbourne Festival & Arts Trail. Melbourne, Derbys Patchings Festival of Arts, Craft & Design, Calverton, Notts
2021 Melbourne Festival & Arts Trail, Melbourne, Derbys
2020
Patchings Arts Festival, Calverton, Notts, virtual event
2019
Melbourne Festival & Arts Trail, Melbourne, Derbys
Thornton Arts Exhibition, Thornton, Leics
Belvoir Art Trail, Vale of Belvoir, Lincs
2018
Melbourne Festival & Arts Trial, Melbourne, Derbys
2017
The Secret Postcard Show, The Old Lock Up Gallery, Cromford, Derbys
Exploring Place, Blue Owl Art, Grantham, Lincs
2015
Inspired by Nature, Blue Owl Art, Grantham, Lincs
International Postcard Show, Surface Gallery, Nottingham
2014
Making A Mark, Blue Owl Art, Grantham, Lincs, September-January
Connecting Threads, The Charnwood Museum, Loughborough, Leics
2013
Connecting Threads, Cromford Mill, Cromford, Derby