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.

Her drawings have appeared in several magazines and she has illustrated 11 books. The most recent, TIME FOR THE FAIR, was published in September 05 by Down East Books.