Carol McClure is a native of San Diego who received her training from California Western University and San Diego State University. She taught school for 33 years and during those years, she drew and painted pictures.

As a member of the U.S. Shooting Team, she had the opportunity to travel to many parts of the U.S., Mexico, Canada, Europe and South America.

McClure won a gold medal at the World Shoot in Venezuela. McClure enjoyed sketching and painting the people she met during these competitions. Many of these pictures are in homes worldwide.

She retired from teaching and began to make pictures using various media. She has been taught and inspired by many artists.

She paints people, animals, and places, always looking for interesting subjects. Today, she working mostly with scratchboard.

– Bonnie Owen is editor of Footnotes, the monthly newsletter of the Foothills Art Association.