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Off to work, hoping to make a living for the folks at home and bring in a good catch. Modest expectations and an environmentally sound way of life. The Key to Everything, 2007, 14x20  watercolor on paper, $600

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O P E N   S T U D I O   D A Y S--N O W! My art studio will be open for you to visit , 11 am to 5 pm, May 10-11 and 17-18, at Site #150 in the SVOS guide. . .Can't wait to see what's available?   Preview the art here. Ten paintings will be up, plus framed "Blue Berry" prints and assorted notecards for sale. NOTE: 10% of sales donated to SalmonAid (see below). S U PP O R T S A L M O N  A I D!   GO TO THE FREE FESTIVAL! May 30-June 1, Jack London Square, Oakland, CA, Visit my art booth see original paintings or order a boat portrait. (12 noon - 7 pm, Saturday & Sunday) family fun, music, art, crafts, salmon info. VISIT 'A BREATH OF PLEIN AIR' ART SHOW. . . Until September 21 see historic scenes of San Jose & Silicon Valley, at History Park/Kelley Park, 1650 Senter Ave, San Jose, Tuesday-Sunday, 11 to 6 pm. 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, download a free art calendar, 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

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