Thanks for visiting! I love to share my artwork and hear your thoughts, questions and feedback. Email me at [email protected], find me on Instagram @carolyndamstraart and FB at Carolyn Damstra's Artist Site. Visits to my Okemos, MI, studio are welcome by appointment.
NEW: My 2025 in-person event calendar is filling up fast! I started doing more of these and I'm loving getting out and meeting lovely people, sharing my art and making friends with fellow artists.
Dennos Art Museum Spring Art Market, May 10, 10-4, Traverse City MI
MSU Spring Arts and Crafts Show , May 17-18, East Lansing MI
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Fair, June 6-7, Bronson Park, Kalamazoo, MI
Old Art Building Artists' Market, July 12, 10-4, Leland MI
Check out my interview on this episode of Creative Conversations Podcast by Roger Humphrey to hear some thoughts on music, art and other stuff. His other episodes with creative types are even better :)
The U.S. Department of State's Art in Embassies (AIE) Program recently interviewed me and made this video as part of their "3 questions" series, about my creative process and art. Check it out Here. Over the last couple of years, several of my paintings were selected to exhibit with the U.S. Department of State's Art in Embassies programs in Suva, Fiji, Belgrade, Serbia, and the NATO ambassador's residence in Brussels, Belgium, to represent the beauty of Michigan! More information can be found here. View the Fiji exhibition here, the Belgrade exhibition here and Brussels here.
NEW: My 2025 in-person event calendar is filling up fast! I started doing more of these and I'm loving getting out and meeting lovely people, sharing my art and making friends with fellow artists.
Dennos Art Museum Spring Art Market, May 10, 10-4, Traverse City MI
MSU Spring Arts and Crafts Show , May 17-18, East Lansing MI
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Fair, June 6-7, Bronson Park, Kalamazoo, MI
Old Art Building Artists' Market, July 12, 10-4, Leland MI
Check out my interview on this episode of Creative Conversations Podcast by Roger Humphrey to hear some thoughts on music, art and other stuff. His other episodes with creative types are even better :)
The U.S. Department of State's Art in Embassies (AIE) Program recently interviewed me and made this video as part of their "3 questions" series, about my creative process and art. Check it out Here. Over the last couple of years, several of my paintings were selected to exhibit with the U.S. Department of State's Art in Embassies programs in Suva, Fiji, Belgrade, Serbia, and the NATO ambassador's residence in Brussels, Belgium, to represent the beauty of Michigan! More information can be found here. View the Fiji exhibition here, the Belgrade exhibition here and Brussels here.
My wife and I have been looking through the gallery on your website, and your paintings are absolutely stunning. My wife grew up in Northport and her family still lives in the area, so Leelenau County is like a second home to us. Your work really captures the natural beauty of Michigan, and I'd love to have one of your pieces in our home. . . . thank you for showcasing our beautiful state!