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Carol Dawson Portfolio Box

Poppy Studies, 2020, SOLD

I am fascinated by the surprises of shape and color that burst out of poppy buds. The petals that unfurl from their silver-fur cases offer a range of silks that all contain, deep inside their hearts, an astonishing architecture. Those centers--brown, golden, purple-black, sage--don't resemble those of any other flower that I've ever seen.

The buds are like butterfly chrysalises. They may all seem to be the same shade of green, but the mysteries they promise keep me staring and waiting until the 'pop' springs them open. Once the blooms reveal themselves, the results often remind me of fashion designers' evening gowns, many of which were, in turn, inspired by famous paintings. So in a sense, I'm painting the full circle of visual and textural connection when I make these poppy portraits.

Watercolor Suite comes in handmade engraved clamshell box with museum gloves and artist statement.

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Madame Fladry La Mode Illustree No. 51, 1875

Madame Fladry La Mode Illustree No. 51, 1875

Fortuny Delphos, 1907

Fortuny Delphos, 1907

Dior Zemire, 1954

Dior Zemire, 1954

Balenciaga Duchess of Alba, 1952

Balenciaga Duchess of Alba, 1952

Badgley Mischka Couture Point d'Esprit 2020

Badgley Mischka Couture Point d'Esprit 2020

Madame Fladry La Mode Illustree No. 51, 1875

Madame Fladry La Mode Illustree No. 51, 1875, 2020
watercolor on paper, 16x12 inches

Fortuny Delphos, 1907

Fortuny Delphos, 1907, 2020
watercolor on paper, 16x12 inches

Dior Zemire, 1954

Dior Zemire, 1954, 2020
watercolor on paper, 16x12 inches

Balenciaga Duchess of Alba, 1952

Balenciaga Duchess of Alba, 1952, 2020
watercolor on paper, 16x12 inches

Badgley Mischka Couture Point d'Esprit 2020

Badgley Mischka Couture Point d'Esprit 2020, 2020
watercolor on paper, 16x12 inches

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