Carol Dawson
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Prowling Blue Grosbeak
Circus Bunting •
Young Cooper's Hawk on Guard
Dahlia Fireworks
Eagle Owl
Male Black-Chinned Hummingbird
Party Bird: Painted Bunting
Red-Tailed Hawk
Screech Owl I
Titmouse: Hello! •
Chickadee: Toe Hold
Tower Girl: Peregrine Falcon
Red Dahlias
Female Black-Chinned Hummingbird
Chickadee: Sunflower Seed
Painted Bunting
Path Toward Light
Female Cardinal IV
American Robin
Female Cardinal III
Grackle I
Grackle II
Juvenile Blue Jay
Molting Lesser Gold Finch
Scrub Jay
Tree Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
Pasque Root System
Neighborhood Cycle
Zilker Gerberas
Zilker Petunias
Storm Irisis
Prowling Blue Grosbeak, 2018
watercolor on paper, 30x42 inches, 36x48 inches framed, $3800
Circus Bunting, 2018
watercolor on paper, 42x30 inches, 48x35 inches framed, sold
Young Cooper's Hawk on Guard, 2018
watercolor on paper, 50x40 inches, 56x46 inches framed, $5600
Dahlia Fireworks, 2018
watercolor on paper, 30x42 inches, 36x48 inches framed, $4200
Eagle Owl, 2018
watercolor on paper, 46x32 inches, 50x37 inches framed, $4800
Male Black-Chinned Hummingbird, 2018
watercolor on paper, 30x22 inches, 36x28 inches framed, $2500
Party Bird: Painted Bunting, 2018
watercolor on paper, 40x32 inches, 42x35 inches framed, $4200
Red-Tailed Hawk, 2018
watercolor on paper, 40x32 inches, 42x35 inches framed, $4200
Screech Owl I, 2018
watercolor on paper, 40x32 inches, 47x35 inches framed, $4200
Titmouse: Hello!, 2018
watercolor on paper, 30x22 inches, 36x28 inches framed, sold
Chickadee: Toe Hold, 2018
watercolor on paper, 30x22 inches, 36x28 inches framed, $2500
Tower Girl: Peregrine Falcon, 2018
watercolor on paper, 42x32 inches, 47x38 inches framed, $4350
Red Dahlias, 2018
watercolor on paper, 30x42 inches, 36x48 inches framed, $4200
Female Black-Chinned Hummingbird, 2018
watercolor on paper, 30x22 inches, 36x28 inches framed, $2500
Chickadee: Sunflower Seed, 2018
watercolor on paper, 30x22 inches, 36x28 inches framed, $2500
Painted Bunting, 2018
watercolor on paper, 35x27 inches unframed, $2800
Path Toward Light, 2017
watercolor, 46x40 inches, 49x43 inches framed, $5200
Female Cardinal IV, 2017
watercolor on paper, 40x33 inches, 46x39 inches framed, $4200
American Robin, 2016
watercolor on paper, 40x33 image unframed, $3650
Female Cardinal III, 2016
watercolor on paper, 40x33 image unframed, $3650
Grackle I, 2016
watercolor on paper, 40x33 unframed, $3650
Grackle II, 2016
watercolor on paper, 40x33 unframed, $3650
Juvenile Blue Jay, 2016
watercolor on paper, 40x33 image, 46x39 inches framed, $4200
Molting Lesser Gold Finch, 2016
watercolor on paper, 40x43, 43x46 inches framed, $5200
Scrub Jay, 2016
watercolor on paper, 32x40 inches, $4000
Tree Sparrow, 2016
watercolor on paper, 50x40 unframed, $5250
American Tree Sparrow, 2016
watercolor on paper, 42x33 image unframed, $3550
Pasque Root System, 2013
watercolor, 36x48 inches, 42x53 inches framed, $5600
Neighborhood Cycle, 2013
watercolor on paper, 42x55 inches, $5800
Zilker Gerberas, 2013
watercolor on paper, 30x40 inches, $4200
Zilker Petunias, 2013
watercolor on paper, 27x51 inches, $4600
Storm Irisis, 2013
watercolor on paper, 30x44 inches, $4200
About the artist...
View the virtual tor 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.