Realism: the forgotten stepchild of the early 20th century December 29, 2017 Carol L. Douglas When abstract art became a worldwide phenomenon, great realist painters were marginalized and forgotten. Hiking, 1936, James Walker Tucker, Laing… Continue Reading →
The art of Guantánamo Bay December 28, 2017 Carol L. Douglas Stripped down to its fundamentals, art is about longing. People don’t long for abstraction or polemics. They long for the… Continue Reading →
The new tax bill and self-employed artists December 27, 2017 Carol L. Douglas Are you losing all your deductions? Heck, no. The sky didn’t fall after all. More Work than They Bargained For… Continue Reading →
Home studio or artists’ cooperative? December 26, 2017 Carol L. Douglas Would moving enhance your career? Probably not. My former studio. My first professional studio space was a corner of our… Continue Reading →
Be specific December 22, 2017 Carol L. Douglas Yes, you can paint and sell generic landscapes, but what’s the point? Keuka Lake vineyard, by Carol L. Douglas If… Continue Reading →
The high price of selling art December 21, 2017 Carol L. Douglas A gallery is worth every penny of the sales fee you pay it. Dyce Head early morning, sold at a… Continue Reading →
Just one bullet per customer, please December 20, 2017 Carol L. Douglas Mixing bullet points is a simple marketing error. How many more mistakes am I making in my one-man band? Apple… Continue Reading →
The Halifax explosion December 19, 2017 Carol L. Douglas For many, it was the worst battlefield carnage they would see in the whole war, and it was here on… Continue Reading →
Monday Morning Art School: How to price your work December 18, 2017 Carol L. Douglas For some artists, the hardest thing in painting isn’t drawing or color-mixing but how to price their work. Charge by… Continue Reading →
A few questions (and answers) about plein air painting in Maine December 15, 2017 Carol L. Douglas Yes, there are bathrooms. We like to call them ‘heads’ on a boat Jonathan Submarining, by Carol L. Douglas If… Continue Reading →