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Carol Dawson

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White

White

Green

Green

Violet

Violet

Angelskin

Angelskin

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

Multi Peonies

Multi Peonies

Gold

Gold

Green Eyes

Green Eyes

Wading: White-faced Ibis

Wading: White-faced Ibis

Big Hello: Chickadee

Big Hello: Chickadee

Peering: Green Heron

Peering: Green Heron

Wading: Reddish Egret

Wading: Reddish Egret

So Sweet: Female American Redstart

So Sweet: Female American Redstart

Eagle Owl

Eagle Owl

Teetering: Titmouse

Teetering: Titmouse

Autumn House Finch

Autumn House Finch

Female Cardinal IV

Female Cardinal IV

Female Cardinal III

Female Cardinal III

Grackle I

Grackle I

Grackle II

Grackle II

Scrub Jay

Scrub Jay

Tree Sparrow

Tree Sparrow

American Tree Sparrow

American Tree Sparrow

In the Fairy Forest II: Twilight Poppy

In the Fairy Forest II: Twilight Poppy

In the Fairy Forest I

In the Fairy Forest I

Path Toward Light

Path Toward Light

White

White, 2022
watercolor, 22 x 30 inches, $3500

Green

Green, 2022
watercolor, 22 x 30 inches, $3500

Violet

Violet, 2022
watercolor, 22 x 30 inches, $3500

Angelskin

Angelskin, 2022
watercolor, 22 x 30 inches, $3500

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette, 2022
watercolor, 30.25 x 45 inches, $5500

Multi Peonies

Multi Peonies, 2022
watercolor, 22 x 30 inches, $3500

Gold

Gold, 2022
watercolor, 30 x 45 inches, $5500

Green Eyes

Green Eyes, 2022
watercolor, 22 x 30 inches , $3500

Wading: White-faced Ibis

Wading: White-faced Ibis, 2020
watercolor, 44.5 x 33.5 inches, 54.5 x 43.2 inches framed, $5200

Big Hello: Chickadee

Big Hello: Chickadee, 2020
watercolor, 30 x 22 inches; 36 x 28 3/4 inches framed, $2800

Peering: Green Heron

Peering: Green Heron, 2020
watercolor, 44.5 x 33.5 inches unframed, 54.5 x 43.2 inches framed, $5200

Wading: Reddish Egret

Wading: Reddish Egret, 2020
watercolor, 51.5 x 33.5 inches unframed, 61 x 43.5 inches framed, $5800

So Sweet: Female American Redstart

So Sweet: Female American Redstart, 2020
watercolor, 22.5 x 20 1/4 inches, 28 3/4 x 26 inches framed, $2200

Eagle Owl

Eagle Owl, 2018
watercolor on paper, 46 x 32 inches, 50 x 37 inches framed, $4800

Teetering: Titmouse

Teetering: Titmouse, 2020
watercolor, 40 x 32 inches unframed, 41 3/4 x 33 3/4 inches framed, $4500

Autumn House Finch

Autumn House Finch, 2019
watercolor on paper, 30 x 22 inches unframed, $2800

Female Cardinal IV

Female Cardinal IV, 2017
watercolor on paper, 40 x 33 inches, 46 x 39 inches framed, $4200

Female Cardinal III

Female Cardinal III, 2016
watercolor on paper, 40 x 33 image unframed, $3650

Grackle I

Grackle I, 2016
watercolor on paper, 40 x 33 unframed, $3650

Grackle II

Grackle II, 2016
watercolor on paper, 40 x 33 unframed, $3650

Scrub Jay

Scrub Jay, 2016
watercolor on paper, 32 x 40 inches, $4000

Tree Sparrow

Tree Sparrow, 2016
watercolor on paper, 50 x 40 unframed, $5250

American Tree Sparrow

American Tree Sparrow, 2016
watercolor on paper, 42 x 33 image unframed, $3550

In the Fairy Forest II: Twilight Poppy

In the Fairy Forest II: Twilight Poppy, 2020
watercolor, 16 x 12 inches unframed, $600

In the Fairy Forest I

In the Fairy Forest I , 2020
watercolor, 12 x 16 inches unframed, $600

Path Toward Light

Path Toward Light, 2017
watercolor, 46 x 40 inches, 49 x 43 inches framed, $5200

About the artist...

Carol Dawson

View Carol's 2022 Artist Talk and Tour.

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.

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