Whether recognized as an artist, wife, mother, grandmother, pilot, evangelist

or even the "sketching cowgirl" on local television, Blish’s deep personal

relationship with God draws her out of her studio to share her faith. The

method she has found includes her paintings—not just of the Lord, but of serene

shorelines, restful landscapes and children at play.

Her formal art education was limited to a single two-week course, but her

enthusiasm and desire to learn was unbounded. Even so, she credits

watercolorist Edgar A. Whitney as the catalyst of her interest in painting

design and structure. Until then, she had studied such other subjects as

psychology, philosophy and comparative religion at Bradford Junior College.

It wasn’t until she married Stanley Blish and moved to Delaware that her fine

art career was created. There, looking for something to spruce up the wall of

their first apartment, the newlywed decided to paint it herself. Following that

auspicious beginning, Blish became a member of the American Watercolor Society,

the American Artists’ Professional League and the Allied Artists of America,

while winning awards from The National Arts Club and enjoying sold-out

exhibitions and shows.

Through her art, writing and speaking, she continues to praise Him in line,

color and word. Most recently, her inspirational images have been shared with

others with the publication of Drawing Closer: The Paintings and Personal

Reflections of Carolyn Blish (The Greenwich Workshop Press).