| Born near Paintsville, Kentucky, he had a keen interest in art at an early age.
After World War II, he joined an affiliate program at the University of
Florence, Italy, there receiving a citizens award for his artwork. From
newspaper staff artist to communications designer to Professor of Fine Art,
teaching oil painting, watercolor painting, drawing and design for the
University of Tennessee, at Knoxville. After nearly three decades teaching, he
retired to paint full time, alternating his seasons from the coast of Maine to
the mountains of Tennessee. Sublett Says: "When composing art, my visual concerns are: form, order, and energy. With each experience a creative discipline permits the work in progress to have its own way from time to time. A good work of art that possess a mix of emotional and intellectual content keeps its illusion and visual energy alive forever." MEMBERSHIPS Artist's Statement Extracting the mental and emotional essences from experience, through sketching on location, results in the pronouncement of the visual energy of movement always present in nature. Back in the studio, where proper reflection can be brought to bear, manipulation and interpretation of the work progresses through the language of color, form, and texture to enhance the illusionary depth of light and color and instill the work with a conviction of its own. A work of art that possesses a mix of emotional and intellectual content keeps its illusion and visual energy alive forever. Carl Sublett, N.A. Biography Born near Paintsville, Kentucky, he had a keen interest in art at an early age. Before World War II, He became a machinist in an aircraft factory, and then joined the infantry. Many of his V-mail letters home contained sketches from Italy. After the war he enrolled in an affiliate program at the University of Florence, Italy, studied art history there, and received a citizens award for his artwork. After returning home he took work as an industrial draftsman and designer then as a staff artist for a newspaper. In 1954 he moved his family to Knoxville, Tennessee, and there began a career as a commercial artist, painting his own works in the evenings and on weekends. After winning several awards for his artworks, he began to exhibit with the art faculty of the University of Tennessee and was then hired as an instructor. During his tenure at U.T. his one-on-one teaching style made him many lasting friendships from the rolls of former students, a large number of whom have become artists and teachers in their own right. After nearly three decades of teaching, He retired as a Professor of Painting, having taught the disciplines of oil painting, watercolor painting, drawing, and design for the University of Tennessee. All this time exhibiting at every opportunity and being included in numerous public and private collections, winning many distinctions and awards, including in 1994, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Knoxville Arts Council. Now, he is painting every day and exhibits in invitationals across the country and in several commercial galleries that carry his work in Tennessee, South Carolina, and Maine. His memberships include: The National Academy, Watercolor U.S.A. Honor Society, and The Knoxville Watercolor Society. Sublett's Work has been exhibited through the Art in U.S. Embassies Program in capital cities around the globe. Studio addresses
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