Paintings and Drawings by Carol Johnson and Phil Stone

Carol Brightman Johnson is an artist based in Litchfield County, CT. Originally from Andover, MA, she grew up painting a variety of subjects, winning prizes and portrait commissions while still in high school. She graduated with honors from Boston University School of Fine Art and did additional studies with David Gray, Jeff Legg, William Scott Jennings, Albert Handel, David Lussier, Clayton Beck III, Patricia K. Fogle and Ralph Oberg. She usually paints with oils, but occasionally finds expression in pastel, ink or Conte crayon. Carol has participated in Plein Air events: Carmel, CA, San Luis Obispo, CA, Escalante, UT and Cheyenne, WY. Her painting "The Old Jensen Cabin" won the Grand Prize in "Plein Air WY", chosen by Southwest Art magazine. Her equine images have won top honors in national shows, been featured on magazine covers and toured with Paint America. She exhibited in numerous national, regional and local juried art shows. Carol got many honors, often for her animal-themed works. She has done magazine covers for "the Chronicle of the Horse" and "Horse World USA" as well as illustrations for the weekly "Litchfield County Times".

Carol has done solo shows at The Good Gallery, Minor Memorial Library, Stairwell Gallery at Gunn Library, The Smithy and Marty's Cafe and is affiliated with various local and national art organizations. Carol accepts commissions and gives private art instruction. Her work can be found in collections around the US and Canada.

Phil Stone, a Litchfield County native, attended the Philadelphia College of Art where he studied Design. Phil then went on to a career as an award-winning product designer for the Ethan Allen Corporation in Danbury, CT, where he worked for 38 years. Specializing in wood furniture, there are a number of design patents in his name. In retirement, Phil attended the New York Botanical Garden Illustration program, working in drawing, colored pencil, watercolor, oil painting and studying plant morphology. Phil will show mainly oil paintings, but also drawings (graphite), prisma color paintings (colored pencil) as well as abstract paintings and monotypes (one the many types of printing processes). Some of his pieces are very precisely defined and some more on the abstract side. Phil is always exploring many subjects with inspirations deriving from painting en plein air as well as in his studio. His works are in many private collections on both sides of the country. Locally he has shown his art at the Washington Art Association, the Woodbury Library, the Glebe House in Woodbury, as well as in previous shows at the Minor Memorial Library.