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Art by Carol Bicknell on Display in September at Ocean County Library Toms River Branch

originally published: 08/25/2024

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(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- The Ocean County Library Toms River Branch is pleased to present mixed media art by Carol Bicknell in the McConnell Gallery, Wednesday, September 4 through Wednesday, October 2, 2024. The Manchester resident remarked that nature is usually her source of inspiration for paintings.

“They may be landscapes, trees, oceans, clouds, flowers, anything that is found in nature,” she said. “My style ranges from Abstraction to Impressionism. I endeavor to paint from the heart and allow it to flow onto the paper.”

“I have always had a keen interest in art,” she continued. “As a young girl, I loved visiting our local library to peruse the art books with prints of all the great Masters’ paintings. In particular, I was drawn to and inspired by the Impressionists. I still am.”

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Carol conveys her expression through mixed media. “That includes watercolor, acrylics, acrylic inks, ink, charcoal, oil pastel and soft pastel…My colors tend to be more muted, but every once in a while I go for a bolder approach.” She also experiments with grades and types of paper.

Carol has exhibited her works at the OCL Manchester Branch and participates in the Monmouth Museum’s annual juried exhibition. Her art has been seen in Point Pleasant Beach’s juried art shows, the Historical Society of Ocean Grove and that community’s Summer Stroll and Art on the Porch, Ocean County Artists Guild, and Toms River Artist Community Senior Show.




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Additionally, Carol maintains healthy followings on Facebook and Instagram and has displayed select pieces on the Fine Art America website since 2021.

The Carol Bicknell art exhibit is free and open to the public during normal Branch operating hours. For more information, stop by the OCL Toms River Branch, 101 Washington Street, call (732) 349-6200 or visit https://theoceancountylibrary.org/events.

Keep up with Library programs and events at www.theoceancountylibrary.org, and on Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Spotify, and Pinterest.




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