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Whalers' Cove, 20x28 watercolor on paper; artist's collection. See this and others like it at my booth at SalmonAid, June 20-21.
For more details see 'coming attractions' below!
If you like this, you should visit my studio blog to see just-finished art.
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Currently represented in Sonoma County, CA by
Art Direct Sonoma (ADS)
Carol's art returns to the Village Inn and Restaurant, from July 13 to August 9!
Enjoy the resort atmosphere and great food while viewing the paintings! This delightful spot is at 20822 River Boulevard, Monte Rio, CA. Going west from Santa Rosa, or Highway 101, find it just off Highway 116 west (across the bridge in Monte Rio)--or from Sebastopol, take the Bohemian Highway north to Monte Rio.)
For more details see Village Inn. Or check at ADS.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Wind, water, and wildness have taken me over utterly!
Local fishing boats are my eight-year painting passion. The white wooden Monterey-hull fishing boat is about to disappear--not just to be replaced by metal or fiberglass, but to vanish completely. So too the way of life of local fishing crews for the past 150 years.
Recording these images is an important historical project, yet I don't know of any other California artist emphasizing this. The boats' artistic qualities also interest me. Over its lifetime each craft becomes ever more unique--through every remodeling project of the owner. Not to mention the individual accidents of its working life.
My Artistic Process
To produce my transparent watercolor paintings, I use outdoor sketches, my own photos, and an extensive studio finishing process. This means a sketch and plan for each picture with notes about color, value, textre, weather, compositon, mood, etc. Later I outline the large shapes with pencil on special 300 lb-weight watercolor paper. After soaking it, I lay down a series of color washes to represent the ambient light using the transparent, staining pigments I prefer. As the paper dries, I paint in large basic shapes. Later come darker accent shapes and strokes to bring out structure and texture. This involved process usually takes at least a week from start to finish.
Art and Fear
Art-making for me came very early, and I received excellent secondary-level art training. However other interests and parental dismay influenced me to turn to competing pursuits in social service and education as my employment for decades. I always explored various art media in my free time, though, finally to discover transparent watercolor painting as my favorite medium. In this discovery process the marine paintings of Winslow Homer were another decisive influence. I made a full-time professional commitment to art in 1999.
Your Many Options
Thank you for your interest in my art! I hope you will take advantage of several opportunities to encounter my art here: you can view selected art online, request my free newsletter, see my studio blog (where my latest paintings are shown), sign my guestbook (see link below), read more about my art or my personal journey as an artist, and finally learn how to buy my art.
THANK YOU FOR VISITING MY ONLINE ART GALLERY! --Carol Lois Haywood
who visited my art booth at SalmonAid 2009!
learn more about
"Deadliest Catch"
--Discovery Channel's hit show about crab fishing
in the Bering Sea.
Boast of the Coast art exhibit
