Caroline Zimmermann
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Caroline Zimmermann is an American oil painter known for her landscape and seascape paintings of California
, Tuscany
and Provence
. Her subject matter includes evocative, moody landscapes, flower still life, chickens, roosters, and character portraits. Her paintings, noted for their richness and depth, are produced by a labor-intensive technique involving numerous coats of sizing onto linen, and the application of many layers of alkyd-resin glazes.
, then received a Bachelor of Fine Arts
degree from the California State University, Fullerton
. In 1994 she received a Master of Fine Arts
degree in Painting from California College of the Arts
, Oakland, California
.
Caroline resides in Laguna Beach, California
and has exhibited in the historic Laguna Beach Festival of Arts, an annual juried show, for more than 20 years. She is also a swimsuit model and an accomplished surfer, and has travelled the world in search of waves, painting surf spots and seascapes along the way. Her art and surf travel was featured in a 1995 issue of the Surfer's Journal
, and her painting of Jeffreys Bay South Africa
graced the magazine's cover. Zimmermann has written five books on painting for Walter Foster Publishing, and in 2009 released an oil painting kit and book for aspiring artists. She has been featured in the Los Angeles Times
, Space magazine, Laguna Beach Magazine and on the Fine Living Network. She also maintains a studio in Tuscany
just outside of Florence and travels extensively throughout Italy and France in search of antique frames for her work. Caroline is married to film director
John Charles Jopson
.
Caroline's work is held in numerous private collections across North America and Europe, and is exhibited in fine art galleries in London
, Florence, Laguna Beach, Park City
and Sonoma
.
Zimmermann's paintings were seen in the 2007 Italian film "I Bevitori di Assenzio" and her work is to be featured widely in the upcoming motion picture The Absinthe Drinkers
, a drama set in the Impressionist era.
. It was an aggressive, invasive cancer. As a result, her treatment consisted of a partial radical mastectomy
and 4 courses of chemotherapy
, two of which she received in the San Rossore clinic in Pisa, Italy. She has contributed her artwork and collaborated in numerous cancer fund raising events, including the 1999 UCSD Luau and Longboard Invitational. Since the completion of her chemotherapy in July 1997, she has remained cancer free.
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, Tuscany
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
and Provence
Provence
Provence ; Provençal: Provença in classical norm or Prouvènço in Mistralian norm) is a region of south eastern France on the Mediterranean adjacent to Italy. It is part of the administrative région of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur...
. Her subject matter includes evocative, moody landscapes, flower still life, chickens, roosters, and character portraits. Her paintings, noted for their richness and depth, are produced by a labor-intensive technique involving numerous coats of sizing onto linen, and the application of many layers of alkyd-resin glazes.
Life and career
Caroline Zimmermann attended the Laguna College of Art and DesignLaguna College of Art and Design
Laguna College of Art and Design, called LCAD, is a private college located in Laguna Beach, California. LCAD has a small student body with a current enrollment of 450 students. The college offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts with majors in Painting and Drawing, Illustration, Animation, Graphic Design,...
, then received a Bachelor of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts
In the United States and Canada, the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. In some countries such a degree is called a Bachelor of Creative Arts or BCA...
degree from the California State University, Fullerton
California State University, Fullerton
California State University, Fullerton is a public university located in Fullerton, California. It is the largest institution in the CSU System by enrollment, it offers long-distance education and adult-degree programs...
. In 1994 she received a Master of Fine Arts
Master of Fine Arts
A Master of Fine Arts is a graduate degree typically requiring 2–3 years of postgraduate study beyond the bachelor's degree , although the term of study will vary by country or by university. The MFA is usually awarded in visual arts, creative writing, filmmaking, dance, or theatre/performing arts...
degree in Painting from California College of the Arts
California College of the Arts
California College of the Arts , founded in 1907, is known for its broad, interdisciplinary programs in art, design, architecture, and writing. It has two campuses, one in Oakland and one in San Francisco, California, USA...
, Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
.
Caroline resides in Laguna Beach, California
Laguna Beach, California
Laguna Beach is a seaside resort city and artist community located in southern Orange County, California, United States, approximately southwest of the county seat of Santa Ana...
and has exhibited in the historic Laguna Beach Festival of Arts, an annual juried show, for more than 20 years. She is also a swimsuit model and an accomplished surfer, and has travelled the world in search of waves, painting surf spots and seascapes along the way. Her art and surf travel was featured in a 1995 issue of the Surfer's Journal
Surfer's Journal
The Surfer's Journal is a surf publication based out of San Clemente, California. The reader-supported magazine comes out six times a year. It is edited by Scott Hulet and published by Steve Pezman....
, and her painting of Jeffreys Bay South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
graced the magazine's cover. Zimmermann has written five books on painting for Walter Foster Publishing, and in 2009 released an oil painting kit and book for aspiring artists. She has been featured in the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
, Space magazine, Laguna Beach Magazine and on the Fine Living Network. She also maintains a studio in Tuscany
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
just outside of Florence and travels extensively throughout Italy and France in search of antique frames for her work. Caroline is married to film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
John Charles Jopson
John Jopson
John Charles Jopson is a film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer best known for the jazz film “One Night with Blue Note” and his music videos from the 1980s.- Biography :...
.
Caroline's work is held in numerous private collections across North America and Europe, and is exhibited in fine art galleries in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Florence, Laguna Beach, Park City
Park City, Utah
Park City is a town in Summit and Wasatch counties in the U.S. state of Utah. It is considered to be part of the Wasatch Back. The city is southeast of downtown Salt Lake City and from Salt Lake City's east edge of Sugar House along Interstate 80. The population was 7,558 at the 2010 census...
and Sonoma
Sonoma, California
Sonoma is a historically significant city in Sonoma Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA, surrounding its historic town plaza, a remnant of the town's Mexican colonial past. It was the capital of the short-lived California Republic...
.
Zimmermann's paintings were seen in the 2007 Italian film "I Bevitori di Assenzio" and her work is to be featured widely in the upcoming motion picture The Absinthe Drinkers
The Absinthe Drinkers (film)
The Absinthe Drinkers is an upcoming John Charles Jopson movie set in 19th century Europe.-Synopsis:Peter Facinelli portrays Lucciola, an "opium-addicted has-been sculptor who is a member of a small clique of eccentric foreign artists who have settled in Montmartre, to create art, consume drugs...
, a drama set in the Impressionist era.
Breast cancer
In 1997, at the age of 32, Caroline Zimmermann was diagnosed with breast cancerBreast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
. It was an aggressive, invasive cancer. As a result, her treatment consisted of a partial radical mastectomy
Mastectomy
Mastectomy is the medical term for the surgical removal of one or both breasts, partially or completely. Mastectomy is usually done to treat breast cancer; in some cases, women and some men believed to be at high risk of breast cancer have the operation prophylactically, that is, to prevent cancer...
and 4 courses of chemotherapy
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is the treatment of cancer with an antineoplastic drug or with a combination of such drugs into a standardized treatment regimen....
, two of which she received in the San Rossore clinic in Pisa, Italy. She has contributed her artwork and collaborated in numerous cancer fund raising events, including the 1999 UCSD Luau and Longboard Invitational. Since the completion of her chemotherapy in July 1997, she has remained cancer free.