Open-air gallery opens May 28, 2021 Carol L. Douglas Growth in painting sales is almost all online, which means that we either learn a new way of doing things,… Continue Reading →
What’s an artist to do? May 26, 2021 Carol L. Douglas There’s no ‘there’ there to rebel against anymore. Winter Lambing, 48X36, available, Carol L. Douglas My goddaughter Sandy is the… Continue Reading →
Monday Morning Art School: some basic color theory May 24, 2021 Carol L. Douglas Mixing paints is simple if you understand how pigments work. Fallow field, 12X16, oil on canvasboard, available. In theory, you can… Continue Reading →
Creative recreation May 21, 2021 Carol L. Douglas Slowing down, shutting up and listening to the Universe—I find that difficult. Waiting to play, oil on canvasboard, by CarolmL.… Continue Reading →
Choose your friends wisely May 19, 2021 Carol L. Douglas The people you paint with will influence your work and your attitudes toward success. Channel Marker, 9X12, Carol L. Douglas,… Continue Reading →
Mixing beautiful greens May 17, 2021 Carol L. Douglas The rookie error for summer is to paint all foliage using the same basic color. You lose more points if… Continue Reading →
Penny-wise, pound foolish May 14, 2021 Carol L. Douglas Cheap materials or weird deviations from process inevitably lead to disastrous results, but artists keep doing it. Untitled (Floral), 1960,… Continue Reading →
Tone your canvas, trick your eyes May 12, 2021 Carol L. Douglas There’s science—okay, at least pop science—behind the idea that a bright white canvas will distort your painting. One example of… Continue Reading →
Monday Morning Art School: color harmony May 10, 2021 Carol L. Douglas Color harmony is not just a question of placing or finding objects that look good together; it means using those… Continue Reading →
The Zeitgeist May 7, 2021 Carol L. Douglas We’re all saying something with our paintings. Do we have the courage to buck the times and paint reverence, happiness,… Continue Reading →