Artist's Bio Marie Carol Marie Carroll was born in St John's Wood, London. Marie’s formal training was at Goldsmith College of Art, she spent three years learning and developing her masterly control of light and colour. The influence of her early impressionism and postimpressionism is recognisable in Marie's work. After graduating from college she spent several years working in Paris and subsequently moved to Montraux, Switzerland. After returning to London she took up painting full time and started to sell her work in galleries in Sloane Square and London's West End. Marie moved to Ireland in the 1970's, she fell in love with the landscapes of counties Dublin and Wicklow. Her work is also inspired by street activities and market places, she regards Dublin as a "feminine city". She likes to paint en plein air thus capturing the spontaneity of the moment. Today the dominant themes in her painting are seascapes and landscapes, which reflect her interest in the painterly concerns of contemporary French painting and illustrate the success with which the artist assimilates aspects of impressionism in her work.