
"I enjoy working with watercolor as a medium to express, without reservation, emotion and passion". Carol Taylor
Carol Taylor has spent the last 25 years living in the mountains of the West, and now lives in Orange County, California. Carol has continued her watercolor studies: she is a Signature Member of the Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild (SAWG), an Associate Member of the National Watercolor Society, and Signature Member of the Arizona Watercolor Association (AWA). She recently became a member of the Huntington Beach Art League, and, enjoys the monthly meetings with the guest artists.
Carol began purchasing watercolors and brushes long before she ever learned to use them. Deep within her soul was a desire to paint. She began her watercolor lessons in 2001 as a response to an ad in the local Montana newspaper for "Beginning Adult Ongoing Watercolor Classes". She found these classes motivating, and her urge to paint has continued. She has attended watercolor classes at Goldenwest and Coastline Community College, in Huntington Beach, California, and again, adult watercolor and drawing classes in Tucson. Attending watermedia workshops with noted artists has motivated her and sparked her creativity. Watercolor classes have always been a positive source to continue painting, and to continue to grow as a watercolor artist. She is deeply appreciative to all the friends and artists who have given her phrases of praise as that "keeps me painting." "I enjoy working with watercolor as a medium because it is fun, physical, and, unpredictable!" "I enjoy the challenge of creative expression, and, everyday is an opportunity for new growth."
Publications
- Watercolor Magic Magazine, Fall 2007, Creativity Challenge
Memberships
- National Watercolor Society - Associate Member
- Arizona Watercolor Association - Signature Juried Member
- Huntington Beach Art League - member
- Cypress Art League - member
Shows & Awards
- Huntington Beach Art League Juried Show, Fall 2013 - 3rd place, watercolors “Four Sisters”
- Cypress Art League Autumn Show, Fall 2013 - 3rd place “Octopus and Friends”
- Orange County Fair, 2 watercolors (“Poppies Out My Window” and “Safeway Bouquet”) accepted, July 2013
- Huntington Beach Art League, May 2013, 1st place - Mixed Media, “Balboa Pavilion”
- Huntington Beach Art League, January 2013, 1st place - Mixed Media, “Poppy Cantata”
- Huntington Beach Art League, May 2012, 1st place - Mixed Media, “Asiatic Lilies”
- Huntington Beach Art League, May 2011, HBAL Award, “Dottie's LA Times”
- Huntington Beach Art League, June 2010, First Place, Mixed Media, “Basket of Strawberries”
- Friend's and Family Show, National Arts Gallery Foundation, Los Angeles Superior Court, March 2010: Juror's Choice, “Mission San Juan Capistrano”
- Huntington Beach Art League, June 2009, Best of Show: Juror, Al Seton
- Rocky Mountain National Watermedia, Foothills Art Center, 2009: Juror, Stephen Quiller
- Huntington Beach Art League, Spring 2009 Show, Honorable Mention: Juror, Tom Fong
- Coastline Community College, Costa Mesa, 2009 Student Art Show, Honorable Mention
- Hungtington Beach Art League, February 2009, First Place for Mixed Media
- Hungtington Beach Art League, January 2009, Second Place for Mixed Media
- The Drawing Studio, Tucson, AZ, "Figures from Life", 2008
- Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild Annual Show 2008: Juror, Don Andrews
- Solo Show, Unity of Tucson Church, 2008, 4 of 20 paintings sold
- Arizona Watercolor Association, Fall Membership Exhibition 2008, Juror's Award: Juror, Frank Francese
- Earthlings II,Tubac Center of the Arts, 2008: juried
- In and Around Tucson: Plein Air Works in Watercolor 2008 invitational, The Drawing Studio, Tucson, AZ
- Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild All Members Show 2008, Tucson, AZ: non-juried
- Arizona Watercolor Association Spring Exhibition 2008, Scottsdale, AZ: Juror, Patricia Payne Weaver
- Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild Signature Show 2008, Tucson, AZ: non-juried
- Fiesta Sonora, 2007, Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild and the Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ: Juror, Grace Haverty
- Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild Annual Show 2007, Tucson, AZ: Juror, Timothy Clark
- Arizona Watercolor Association Fall Members Exhibition 2007, Merchant Award: Juror, Dick Phillips
- Western Federation of Watercolor Societies 32nd Annual 2007: Juror, John Salminen
- Arizona Aqueous XXII 2007, Tubac, AZ: juror, Elizabeth Yarosz-Ash
- St. Philips Murphy Gallery, Tucson, AZ: Solo Exhibition, Juried
- Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild, 39th Annual Show 2006, Tucson, AZ: Eric Weingard; Received the Fountain Experimental Award
- Contents Interior Design Center Spring Show 2006, Tucson, AZ: Juried
- Western Federation of Watercolor Societies 31st Annual 2006, Lubbock, TX: Juried
- Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild, Annual Show 2006, Tucson, AZ: Juror, Don Andrews
- Fall Exhibition of Art 2005, Ventana Medical Systems, Oro Valley, AZ: Juried
- Fiesta Sonora, 2005, Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild and the Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ: Juror, Hazel Stone