{"id":3738,"date":"2015-11-10T16:17:47","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T16:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/?page_id=3738"},"modified":"2023-12-16T03:38:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T03:38:23","slug":"about-carol","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/about-carol\/","title":{"rendered":"About Carol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4588\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/carol-rumpled-e1515427418830.jpg?resize=200%2C173&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Carol Rosinski Drawing\" width=\"200\" height=\"173\" \/>I have always drawn!<\/p>\n<p>I remember picking up a pencil at a very young age and trying to capture the scenes I saw around me.<\/p>\n<p>I tried my hand at a variety of media through high school and college. I settled on sculpture for a period and then worked in jewelry for eight years, but then my muse brought me back to drawing. Since 1990, I have worked almost exclusively with graphite pencil drawing.<\/p>\n<p>I have developed a substantial portfolio, part of which can be viewed in my\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/drawings-carol-rosinski\/\">gallery<\/a>. My work has been sold in galleries, I have done freelance illustration work, and I&#8217;ve written a book about drawing called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Getting-Started-Discover-theories-techniques\/dp\/1560109955\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3EO6S46J4IA50&amp;amp;keywords=drawing+made+easy+getting+started&amp;amp;qid=1673708962&amp;amp;sprefix=drawing+made+easy+getting+started%2Caps%2C478&amp;amp;sr=8-1\">Drawing Made Easy: Getting Started<\/a>.\u00a0In addition, I have created a series of self paced <a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/online-drawing-lessons-videos-exercises\/#lessons\">drawing lessons<\/a>, also available at this web site since 1999.<\/p>\n<p>I live in Michigan with my husband, where I&#8217;m inspired by the lovely trees and plants which surround us, and by all the creatures who live here too.<\/p>\n<p>Have a question? 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