About Caroline Therese
Structure & Looseness
Caroline Therese is a contemporary artist whose layered, mixed-media paintings are grounded in the natural world. Her work often begins with familiar forms — figures, plants, and animals — which evolve into shapes and surfaces through layering, subtraction, and mark-making.
She works between abstraction and representation, allowing structure and looseness to coexist.
“I think of my paintings as immersive surfaces that encourage you to slow down and step outside the pace of daily life.”
Early Influence
Caroline’s first art teacher was her grandmother, Mary Boudreaux, a traditional artist known for her southern landscape and wildlife paintings. She worked across many mediums and taught Caroline from an early age.
Caroline learned by watching and working alongside her grandmother over many years. That foundation gave her both skill and confidence, and her influence is still present in everything Caroline creates.
Photo: Mary & Caroline at Mary's art show | 2003
Process
Caroline’s process is layered and intuitive. Most pieces begin with drawing — sketching ideas and compositions — before moving through digital studies to explore color and layout. From there, she works on canvas or paper, building surfaces through paint, collage, and drawing.
Each piece goes through many stages: paint is added, scraped away, softened, and reworked. The visible history of those choices is left on the surface, creating work that feels lived-in rather than overly refined.
“Each painting is meant to be a place you can return to — noticing something new each time you look.”
Placement & Collaboration
Caroline’s work can be found in private collections nationwide. It has been placed through collaborations with interior designers including Ty Larkins Interiors, Jeannine Jacob Interiors, and Whitney Bouterie Interiors, and through gallery relationships such as Ann Connelly Fine Art.
Her work has also been featured in publications including inRegister and Point of Vue. View the Press page here.
Studio
Based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Caroline works from her home studio. With a background in both fine art and graphic design, she brings a strong sense of composition and balance to her work — building structure, editing carefully, and knowing when each piece is complete.
