{"title":"Carol Waite","description":"\u003cp\u003eCarol Waite has always loved the beauty and peacefulness of nature, especially flowers and birds.  Growing up in Japan, Ms. Waite appreciated their respect of nature and the beauty of artful arrangement.  She doodled, drew, and painted all through childhood, then went on to major in Fine Art at George Washington University, with studio work at the Corcoran Gallery.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter working in oils for many years, she discovered joy in working with Sumi ink on rice paper, working with strong brush strokes to depict the forces of nature.  Sumi-e, or East Asian Brush Painting, is an artistic interpretation of various aspects of nature and life, done with ink-like “sumi” and watercolor on rice paper.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0780\/8101\/files\/CarolPainting.jpg?v=1750349503\" alt=\"\" width=\"349\" height=\"262\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMs. Waite is a member of the National Sumi-e Society, the Greater Washington Chapter of Sumi-e, Fredericksburg Center for Creative Arts, Brush Strokes Gallery in Fredericksburg, VA, and the Arlington Artists Alliance’s Gallery Underground and Gallery Clarendon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"www.carolbwaitepaintings.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.carolbwaitepaintings.com%20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003ewww.carolbwaitepaintings.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:cbwaite55@gmail.com\"\u003ecbwaite55@gmail.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0780\/8101\/files\/Carol_12f5c12a-d252-47e5-9f62-6931b6f1dee3.jpg?v=1750349572\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0780\/8101\/collections\/Screenshot_2025-06-19_122645-featured.png?v=1750351212","url":"https:\/\/www.crossroadsartcenter.com\/collections\/carol-waite.oembed","provider":"Crossroads Art Center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}