Carla and her husband live totally off the grid on their cattle ranch in Wyoming. A seasoned cowgirl, Carla transitions easily from horse trainer to renowned western artist. There is music in her soul, family in her heart and her next big adventure on her mind. She prefers to see the world from the back of her treasured Arabian, Spook.
Having loved horses from as early as she can remember, it is no wonder that horses and all animals play a large part in the subject matter of artist, Carla Stroh. She works out of her studio on the ranch where she and her husband live off grid. Daily ranch life is often her inspiration and holds a personal meaning to her. Her first hand knowledge and love of ranch life enables her to incorporate both technique and essence in each piece. Carla's realistic style is often in demand as commissioned art work. "I want people to look at my work and feel that maybe just yesterday, they were watching those horses grazing, or felt the wind shift to turn the windmill to water the cattle." Her latest art work includes paintings of wild life from her own photos taken on a photo shoot in Montana. Now retired from teaching art in middle school, she remains active teaching yoga and art classes. She always is finding time to ride her horses.
National Oil and Acrylics Society Show Boulder Colorado
Member of American Academy of Equine Artists
American Academy of Equine Artists Show
Limited Palette Show American Academy of Equine Artists
American Impressionist Society Show Taos, New Mexico
Best of Show Western Art Rendezvous, Ken Caryl Ranch, Colorado
Best of Show, Elizabeth Folkfestival, Elizabeth, Colorado
First Place, Parker Days Festival, Parker, Colorado
Honorable Mention International Pastel Exhibition, Wichita Kansas
Honorable Mention Presidents Show Western Nebraska Arts Center
One of ten artists asked to show in 10 x 10 Art Show, Western Nebraska Arts Center
One Man Show, Many Colours Gallery, Parker, Colorado
Pastel Workshop Presenter, Trinidad Art Guild, Trinidad Colorado
Western Spirit Art Show, Cheyenne, WY
Oregon Trail Days, Gering, NE
Western Trails Gallery, Wheatland, WY
Designed window for Townsend Building as a fundraiser for Nicolaysen Art Museum, Casper, WY
Designed "Stations of the Cross" for St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Torrington, WY
Artist in Residence Elizabeth Elementary School, Elizabeth, CO
Illustrated book for Niobrara Cattle Women
Designed tombstones for Hoffman Monuments
Taught Middle School Art in Elizabeth, CO
Interpreter for the hearing impaired in Elizabeth, CO
Graduated BFA Art Education, Regis University, Denver, CO
Illustrated Canine, Equine, and Feline Acupressure Books, Tall Grass Publishing
