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Carol Rafferty

Carole Rafferty is a contemporary California landscape painter who specializes in urban and architectural scenes. Her paintings portray her emotional response to the complex energy of city life. Through bold line and brush strokes and a vivid interplay of light and shadow, Rafferty’s paintings exhibit the vibrancy of the urban experience.  

Rafferty graduated from London University and then moved to California where she studied at UC Berkeley and received an M.A. She attended the Academy of Art in London and has had group shows in both the U.S. and the UK. She has won many awards for her work which is in private collections across the U.S. and Europe.

“The complexity of rendering a city is a constant inspiration, especially San Francisco where the light routinely changes- often within the space of a few seconds- from bright and vibrant colors to a spectrum of ethereal grays. These fleeting moments make the mood and atmosphere of San Francisco unmistakable and also a great artistic challenge.”












Summertime 30x30
Seaside Garden 24x24
Bayside Cottage 24x30
Still Life with Parrot Tulips 18x24
Point Section 24x24
Summer Garden Bouquet 24x30
iris 18x24
Hunter House Garden 18x24
Rose Cottage Antique 24x30
Peonies 16x20
Cottage Booth Bay 24x30
Nantucket Summer 30x36
Oceanside Cottages 30x40
Pink House 16x20
Summer Garden 24x30