Caprice McNeill is blessed with the ability to take her deepest thoughts and emotions and translate them into art, so it is no surprise that those who see her work feel strong connections to it. To honor her gift, Caprice honed her techniques through years of classes and practice, always knowing she wanted to grow her craft. In the years she spent raising her daughter, Caprice built a plan to step into her art full-time when she was an empty nester. Now, fully immersed in her career as an artist, Caprice is enjoying the evolution of her voice through her work.

Fans of Caprice’s work appreciate her ability to tell a story through her art. She does this by focusing on subjects and themes rather than a specific medium. By not limiting herself to a single style or genre, Caprice is able to create with a freedom of expression that is distinctively hers. She enjoys the challenge of creating series of work done in multiple media, allowing her to explore topics in myriad ways. This method also allows Caprice to connect with her audience in a more intimate way: Individual pieces hint at her hand, while multiple pieces viewed collectively reveal her unmistakable signature, a gentle wink to those who know her art on a deeper level.

Caprice creates works that are inviting, open to the way a viewer interprets them with their own voice. Through mark making, décollage, and loose brush strokes created with long-handled brushes, Caprice captures the essence of form by combining graphic elements with gestural lines. There is an intentionality to her work that allows those who behold it to imagine that she creates art the way a conductor leads a symphony — with quiet confidence. Her art balances playfulness with precision and delicacy with deliberacy.

“I entered into a different world where I no longer was looking at art but was immersed in her world...everywhere I looked Caprice had made her work come alive even in the most ordinary ways. She invites you in to experience her art through active participation.”
~Artist Pete Doyle describing Caprice’s work

A great deal of Caprice’s work is inspired by her love of flowers and gardens. While she enjoys the abundance of flora in spring, Caprice enjoys her gardens most in winter because she is able to study the underlying structures that give way to bloom. She takes in nature’s organic shapes and the ways in which light and shadows transform them. These moments of reflection, which she brings with her to the easel, are when she feels closest to God. For Caprice, there is no craft without spirituality. It influences all aspects of her creative process.