About me

Carol McDonnell, also known as Blue, or .blue to friends and online contacts, is an an experienced fine artist and photographer. Based at Blueskystudio, the digital studio she founded in St. Ives, at the heart of Cornwall's art community, she weaves a special fusion of digital and analogue magic for your delight...

"...I do what I love, and I love what I do...

I'm a full-time photographer, artist, printmaker and surfer, in varying percentages, depending on the light, the swell, the tide, the time of day...

Described in a recent online review as an "artist, mac enthusiast, surfer and groovy spiritual being"...my hope is to bring soul and a sense of peace to my work, and to share that moment with others.

Using brushes and pencils since I was old enough to pick one up. Using cameras since I was old enough to hold one [first shots were probably on a Box Brownie], first SLR in 1978, first digital in 1995, using Photoshop since version 2.0. Using mainly digital now. Self-processing and printing most stuff. Love daylight and available light, not flash. I love blur, diffusion, defocusing, and soul. Love an image that tells a good tale..."