April Artist of the Month
Art At The Kent Library
Sponsored by The Friends of Kent Librarywith Arts on the LakeExhibit: Time Measured/Moments KeptShow Dates: April 2nd-30th
Carol Herd-Rodrigues
Artist Statement
In Time Measured / Moments Kept I share work about time. I’m thinking about it as an abstract concept, as something we feel rather than measure. Each piece holds a quiet record of attention - moments noticed, repeated gestures, hours that pass both quickly and slowly. The rounded forms act as a kind of tally, but not in a strict or literal way; they gather experience rather than count it.
My abstract work conveys immediacy and softness. The repetition becomes a way of marking time, of staying with it, of honoring a container that might otherwise go unnoticed. These paintings are not about fixed duration, but about presence—how time is remembered, carried, and felt in the body.
Bio
Carol Herd-Rodriguez lives and works in the Hudson Valley, where she grew up and maintains her studio today. She has a lifelong fascination with the Hudson River and the surrounding landscape, which informs her sense of rhythm, duration, and attention in her art practice.
Exposed as a child to both the natural environment and her mother’s craft work she developed a deep appreciation for creativity and careful observation. She earned a BFA in sculpture and papermaking from SUNY Purchase and later received a full scholarship for an MFA at the University of Illinois. Following graduate school, she lived in Mexico for a year, where she began her journey into painting.
Carol paints daily—whether in her studio, en plein air in the Hudson Valley, or on the Metro North trains. Actively exhibiting her work is central to her practice, as she believes a work is completed only when shared. Her art is held in private and corporate collections across the country.
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