Happy Christmas December 26, 2016 Carol L. Douglas “Rest on the Flight into Egypt,” 1879, by Luc-Olivier Merson. I’m taking the week off from writing. While black bears… Continue Reading →
Ivanka is a problem only for really rich artists December 24, 2016 Carol L. Douglas Trump posing in her apartment before the Tony Awards. (Instagram) Alex Da Corte, whose small assemblages sell in the $18-25K… Continue Reading →
Your favorite artist you can’t remember December 22, 2016 Carol L. Douglas Cover art by Eloise Wilkin. If you were raised in the United States, the odds are overwhelming that you had… Continue Reading →
World’s Okayest Mom December 21, 2016 Carol L. Douglas Lonely rubber ducky in Camden harbor. You might know my young friend Sandy Quang. She was my painting student for a… Continue Reading →
Christmas Carol, excommunicated December 20, 2016 Carol L. Douglas “Christmas Angel,” by Carol L. Douglas I was listening to Mantovani’s “Christmas Carols” (1954) with my young friend Casey Jones Costello,… Continue Reading →
A shot of Old-Time Christmas December 19, 2016 Carol L. Douglas A traditional Tom and Jerry set, like the one on the bar at Schwabls, will set you back a significant… Continue Reading →
Beat the winter blues with a shot of color December 16, 2016 Carol L. Douglas “Spring,” by Carol L. Douglas Wind is whipping around the corner of the house this morning. Our bedroom is unheated,… Continue Reading →
Stag for sale December 15, 2016 Carol L. Douglas “The Monarch of the Glen,” 1851, Sir Edwin Landseer Sir Edwin Landseer’s The Monarch of the Glen is perhaps the most widely-copied of Victorian… Continue Reading →
Massacre in Aleppo December 14, 2016 Carol L. Douglas “Diaspora,” by Hope M. Ricciardi, remembers the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923. The UN believes around 50,000 civilians are still trapped… Continue Reading →
Found on Facebook December 13, 2016 Carol L. Douglas “Halo of Autumn,” Christina Perry Davis According to legend, when George Will signed up to become a syndicated columnist in… Continue Reading →