hyper realistic painting of reef with reflections in the water that look like real life ocean stretches well past mid canvas towards a beautiful cloudy sky

Inside the Reef
by Carol Haigh
6ft x 4ft

Carol, a Salt Spring Island artist, holds great interest in sailing. Ocean themes remain a strong inspiration and her bond with the sea is vital to her work.

Acrylic Painter Carol Haigh

Carol Haigh is a celebrated West Coast realist painter based on Salt Spring Island, where she has lived since 1955. A lifelong sailor, she draws inspiration from the changing moods of the Pacific Ocean and sky. Working in acrylic with layered washes, her finely detailed paintings capture the clarity, fragility, and shifting atmospheres of coastal water and light. Her work appears in private collections worldwide.

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Carol Haigh

Southern Storm $11,500.00 CAD

Sparkling Pacific $8,500.00 CAD

Sky Over Headland $8,500.00 CAD

Kauri Mountain Beach $8,500.00 CAD

Carol builds her images through many thin acrylic washes, achieving a clarity of light and colour that reflects her intuitive understanding of the sea.

Kawhia Sunset $13,500.00 CAD

Acrylic high realism painting by renown Salt Spring Artist Carol Haigh of beach waves after a storm

Traces of the Storm $13,500.00 CAD

River Stones $7,400.00 CAD

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Name: Inside the Reef
Brand: Carol Haigh
SKU: CAHA129
Price: 14500.00 CAD
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Inside the Reef

Inside the Reef by Carol Haigh6ft x 4ft