Karel Hayes

Award winning watercolor artist and illustrator Karel Hayes has participated in solo, juried, and invitational exhibitions throughout the United States. Her paintings have been shown at the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History, the Fine Arts Center in Taos, New Mexico and, in New York City, at the Salmagundi Club, the Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, and the National Arts Club. She has illustrated over twenty-eight books and written and illustrated twelve books—most notable, The Winter Visitors, which won three awards, including an IPPY bronze medal for best children’s picture book, and The Summer Visitors, which was reviewed by the New York Times.