I have always loved making art and being creative.  After graduating high school I attended Swain School of Design and New England School of Photography.  I was happy, but unsure of my future.  I kept hearing the echoing questions of my friends and co-workers saying "What will you DO?  HOW will you pay your way?"  Finally, I succumbed to the idea that I needed to get a REAL job.

I worked in the service industry for about 25 years.  (Stealing time when I could, to create the occasional painting in cramped apartment spaces.)  Although I was fairly successful at my jobs, I was never happy.  Now, I have escaped these careers and returned to my first calling.

Paint is how I choose to express my creativity.  I strive for 'photographic quality' realism in my scapes.  I sometimes spend weeks trying to decide if a painting needs more trees, or a cloud needs to be darkened.  Other times the decisions come quite quickly to me.  Either way, each brush stroke is well thought out and precise.  Much more rarely, I enjoy the contrast of the unplanned abstract (or as I like to call it 'decorative' piece).  The easy, random gliding of the palette knife along the bare canvas is a freeing and fun divergence from realism.  And yes, I have been known to make a childlike 'airplane noise' while painting in this way!  Such is the creative process of Tricia Caron!

If you have a photo of a particularly favorite spot that you would like me to paint. Or if you enjoy my decorative abstracts but would like a different color scheme or size, contact me. I love decorating almost as much as I love art!

I hope you enjoy my work.