Carol Dawson
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Wading: White-faced Ibis
Reflecting: Goldfinch over Water
Greg's Golden-Cheeked Warbler
Big Hello: Chickadee
Peering: Green Heron
Wading: Reddish Egret
Bouncing: Bluebird
So Wet: Cardinal
So Sweet: Female American Redstart
Eagle Owl
Thistle-Swinging: Lesser Goldfinch
Teetering: Titmouse
Palm Boy: Painted Bunting •
Koi and Reflections
Wet Magnolia Warbler
Autumn House Finch
South Island River
Prowling Blue Grosbeak
Chickadee: Toe Hold
Tower Girl: Peregrine Falcon
Female Cardinal IV
Female Cardinal III
Grackle I
Grackle II
Juvenile Blue Jay
Scrub Jay
Tree Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
In the Fairy Forest II: Twilight Poppy
In the Fairy Forest III, Poppy Decline
Balenciaga Evening Dress V&A 1954 •
Degas - The Red Ballet Skirt 1895-1901
In the Fairy Forest I
Dahlia Fireworks
Path Toward Light
Pasque Root System
Neighborhood Cycle
Zilker Gerberas
Zilker Petunias
Wading: White-faced Ibis, 2020
watercolor, 44.5 x 33.5 inches, 54.5 x 43.2 inches framed, $5200
Reflecting: Goldfinch over Water, 2020
watercolor, 30 x 22 inches, 36 x 28 3/4 inches framed, $2800
Greg's Golden-Cheeked Warbler, 2020
watercolor, 30 x 22 inches; 36 x 28 3/4 inches framed, $2800
Big Hello: Chickadee, 2020
watercolor, 30 x 22 inches; 36 x 28 3/4 inches framed, $2800
Peering: Green Heron, 2020
watercolor, 44.5 x 33.5 inches unframed, 54.5 x 43.2 inches framed, $5200
Wading: Reddish Egret, 2020
watercolor, 51.5 x 33.5 inches unframed, 61 x 43.5 inches framed, $5800
Bouncing: Bluebird, 2020
watercolor, 22 x 30 inches, 28 3/4 x 36 inches framed, $2800
So Wet: Cardinal, 2020
watercolor, 26 3/4 x 22.5 inches, 33 x 28.5 framed, $2700
So Sweet: Female American Redstart, 2020
watercolor, 22.5 x 20 1/4 inches, 28 3/4 x 26 inches framed, $2200
Eagle Owl, 2018
watercolor on paper, 46 x 32 inches, 50 x 37 inches framed, $4800
Thistle-Swinging: Lesser Goldfinch, 2020
watercolor, 30 x 22 inches; 36 x 28 3/4 inches framed, $2800
Teetering: Titmouse, 2020
watercolor, 40 x 32 inches unframed, 41 3/4 x 33 3/4 inches framed, $4500
Palm Boy: Painted Bunting, 2020
watercolor, 40 x 32 inches, 41 3/4 x 33 3/4 inches framed, sold
Koi and Reflections, 2020
watercolor, 26 x 40 inches, $3800
Wet Magnolia Warbler, 2020
watercolor, 30 x 22 inches; 36 x 28.5 inches framed, $2800
Autumn House Finch, 2019
watercolor on paper, 30 x 22 inches, 36 x 28 inches framed, $2800
South Island River, 2019
watercolor, 31.5 x 31.5 inches; 39 x 39.5 inches framed, $3800
Prowling Blue Grosbeak, 2018
watercolor on paper, 30 x 42 inches, 36 x 48 inches framed, $3800
Chickadee: Toe Hold, 2018
watercolor on paper, 30 x 22 inches, 36 x 28 inches framed, $2500
Tower Girl: Peregrine Falcon, 2018
watercolor on paper, 42 x 32 inches, 47 x 38 inches framed, $4350
Female Cardinal IV, 2017
watercolor on paper, 40 x 33 inches, 46 x 39 inches framed, $4200
Female Cardinal III, 2016
watercolor on paper, 40 x 33 image unframed, $3650
Grackle I, 2016
watercolor on paper, 40 x 33 unframed, $3650
Grackle II, 2016
watercolor on paper, 40 x 33 unframed, $3650
Juvenile Blue Jay, 2016
watercolor on paper, 40 x 33 image, 46 x 39 inches framed, $4200
Scrub Jay, 2016
watercolor on paper, 32 x 40 inches, $4000
Tree Sparrow, 2016
watercolor on paper, 50 x 40 unframed, $5250
American Tree Sparrow, 2016
watercolor on paper, 42 x 33 image unframed, $3550
In the Fairy Forest II: Twilight Poppy, 2020
watercolor, 16 x 12 inches unframed, $600
In the Fairy Forest III, Poppy Decline, 2020
watercolor, 16 x 12 inches unframed, $600
Balenciaga Evening Dress V&A 1954, 2020
watercolor, 16 x 12 inches unframed, sold
Degas - The Red Ballet Skirt 1895-1901, 2020
watercolor, 16 x 12 inches unframed, $600
In the Fairy Forest I , 2020
watercolor, 12 x 16 inches unframed, $600
Dahlia Fireworks, 2018
watercolor on paper, 30 x 42 inches, 36 x 48 inches framed, $4200
Path Toward Light, 2017
watercolor, 46 x 40 inches, 49 x 43 inches framed, $5200
Pasque Root System, 2013
watercolor, 36 x 48 inches, 42 x 53 inches framed, $5600
Neighborhood Cycle, 2013
watercolor on paper, 42 x 55 inches, $5800
Zilker Gerberas, 2013
watercolor on paper, 30 x 40 inches, $4200
Zilker Petunias, 2013
watercolor on paper, 27 x 51 inches, $4600
About the artist...
View Carol's 2020 Artist Talk and Tour.
View Carol's spring 2020 birding backyard observations.
Tour Carol's Blanco studio and home.
View the virtual tour of Carol's 2018 show here.
Read the article in UT's Biodiversity blog about Carol's Tower Girl: Peregrine Falcon here and view the Tower Girl live cam here.
Read the review in ArtProfiler here.
View the virtual tour of Carol's 2016 show here.
Carol gave an wonderful talk on May 5th describing the duality of being a literary and visual artist. It is available for you to listen to on our blog.
Dawson aims to transform the perception of commonplace natural scenes into one of new wonder. She demonstrates how a small piece of our everyday world is filled with detail and life, turning the micro into macro. In this body of work, Dawson employs birds as well as botanicals as her subjects. She depicts the birds on a human-like scale. The effect not only captures their immediate beauty but lends each an inescapable presence. As iconic as birds have been throughout human cultural development--occupying an archetypal place in our psyches—they are often seen as small, distant creatures, forever flitting beyond reach. However, in Dawson’s work, they confront the viewer eye-to-eye, ensuring a new consideration. Dawson hopes that the viewer will perhaps feel as if he or she is facing an equal--a bird meeting another bird on its own ground--and remember that the conservation of this dwindling population is of primary importance to us.
After studying English Literature and Anthropology at The University of Texas in Austin, Dawson went on to launch her writing career, live abroad in Europe and New Zealand, and formally train under the tutelage of painters Ray Vinella and John Koenig in Taos, New Mexico. She is the author of four critically acclaimed novels and two non-fiction books. In addition, she has published numerous articles in national magazines, while simultaneously exhibiting her watercolors in galleries and shows in New Mexico, Washington, and Texas. She has also served as the official Writer-in-Residence and Visiting Professor of Literature and Creative Writing at The College of Santa Fe, and continues to instruct writing workshops and classes.
Dawson has been focusing on watercolor for thirty years. Her visual work is represented in public and private collections across the country.
Visit artist's website - www.wallyworkmangaller