Like a rolling stone August 31, 2018 Carol L. Douglas I understand the impulse to go, but I’m also starting to consider the cost. The Sound of Iona, c. 1928,… Continue Reading →
How to get into a gallery August 30, 2018 Carol L. Douglas It’s just like a job search. Yes, gallery representation is an attainable goal. “I guess I really don’t know how… Continue Reading →
So you want to be an internet star August 29, 2018 Carol L. Douglas A good online presence is focused, consistent and interesting—just like you. Rising tide at Wadsworth Cove, by Carol L. Douglas.… Continue Reading →
Separating art from the artist August 28, 2018 Carol L. Douglas If you’re in a rut, move to Tahiti and take a string of child-mistresses. It worked for Gauguin. Two Tahitian… Continue Reading →
Monday Morning Art School: How to paint a really bad watercolor August 27, 2018 Carol L. Douglas Painting horrible watercolors isn’t just my special skill; it’s something anyone can do! A lot of artists don’t like Winsor… Continue Reading →
Was Vincent Van Gogh murdered? August 24, 2018 Carol L. Douglas A teenage bully, a troubled artist, wealth, power, and a conspiracy of silence have created the myth of Van Gogh’s… Continue Reading →
Road warrior living, by the numbers August 23, 2018 Carol L. Douglas Do all plein air artists work in this frenzied way? Only if they want to make a living. Full stop,… Continue Reading →
Devastatingly resistible men and the stupid things they say August 22, 2018 Carol L. Douglas The sexualization of a young, competent competitor is a way to put that woman in her ‘proper’ place. Athabasca Glacier,… Continue Reading →
Why am I hoarding art supplies and not getting any work done? August 21, 2018 Carol L. Douglas That bad habit will die, dear reader, when you finally own everything. I paint random, meaningless still lives when I… Continue Reading →
Monday Morning Art School: when to do major surgery August 20, 2018 Carol L. Douglas Nothing in a painting is precious because it looks great in and of itself. It must support and add to… Continue Reading →