Carol Dawson
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Ivory
White
Green
Violet
Angelskin
Orange
Deep Pink
Salmon
Marie Antoinette
Multi Peonies
Mauve
Gold
Green Eyes
Coral
Red Yellow
Wading: White-faced Ibis
Big Hello: Chickadee
Peering: Green Heron
Wading: Reddish Egret
So Sweet: Female American Redstart
Eagle Owl
Teetering: Titmouse
Autumn House Finch
Female Cardinal IV
Female Cardinal III
Grackle I
Grackle II
Scrub Jay
Tree Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
In the Fairy Forest II: Twilight Poppy
In the Fairy Forest III, Poppy Decline •
Degas - The Red Ballet Skirt 1895-1901
In the Fairy Forest I
Path Toward Light
Ivory , 2022
watercolor, 22 x 30 inches, $3500
White, 2022
watercolor, 22 x 30 inches, $3500
Green, 2022
watercolor, 22 x 30 inches, $3500
Violet, 2022
watercolor, 22 x 30 inches, $3500
Angelskin, 2022
watercolor, 22 x 30 inches, $3500
Orange, 2022
watercolor, 22 x 30 inches, $3500
Deep Pink, 2022
watercolor, 30 x 22 inches, $3500
Salmon, 2022
watercolor, 22 x 30 inches, $3500
Marie Antoinette, 2022
watercolor, 30.25 x 45 inches, $5500
Multi Peonies, 2022
watercolor, 22 x 30 inches, $3500
Mauve, 2022
watercolor, 22 x 30 inches, $3500
Gold, 2022
watercolor, 30 x 45 inches, $5500
Green Eyes, 2022
watercolor, 22 x 30 inches , $3500
Coral, 2022
watercolor, 22 x 30 inches , $3500
Red Yellow, 2022
watercolor, 30.75 x 45 inches, 32.5 x 46.5 inches framed, $5500
Wading: White-faced Ibis, 2020
watercolor, 44.5 x 33.5 inches, 54.5 x 43.2 inches framed, $5200
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
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
Teetering: Titmouse, 2020
watercolor, 40 x 32 inches unframed, 41 3/4 x 33 3/4 inches framed, $4500
Autumn House Finch, 2019
watercolor on paper, 30 x 22 inches unframed, $2800
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
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, 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
Path Toward Light, 2017
watercolor, 46 x 40 inches, 49 x 43 inches framed, $5200
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.wallyworkmangallery.com