Monday Morning Art School: white on white August 30, 2021 Carol L. Douglas The color of white is the color of light. Mastering that will make all your paintings more exciting. Girl Arranging… Continue Reading →
Painting after retirement August 27, 2021 Carol L. Douglas What’s the good of self-discipline if you can’t even figure out a plan? And the plan itself requires time, attention… Continue Reading →
The art of trees August 25, 2021 Carol L. Douglas Please stop cluttering up the forest with silly signs. Bracken Fern, 9×12, oil on canvasboard, $869 in gold plein air… Continue Reading →
Monday Morning Art School: accidental color August 23, 2021 Carol L. Douglas Color harmonies are easy enough for a kindergartener to understand, but devilishly difficult to apply in paint. Landscape at Saint-Rémy… Continue Reading →
The four steps of landscape drawing August 20, 2021 Carol L. Douglas Being technically accurate frees up your subconscious mind to analyze and interpret what you see. Main Street, Owls Head, 16X20,… Continue Reading →
Before we were plein air painters August 18, 2021 Carol L. Douglas Ernie Pyle interviewed a local artist in Brown County, Indiana in the late 1930s. You might recognize a bit of… Continue Reading →
Monday Morning Art School: Precision August 16, 2021 Carol L. Douglas A good painting requires a good plan. What does that mean? View this post on Instagram This last weekend I… Continue Reading →
Learning to critique paintings August 13, 2021 Carol L. Douglas When someone disregards all the voices telling them they can’t do something, and they challenge themselves with hard work and… Continue Reading →
Making a good workshop great August 11, 2021 Carol L. Douglas Your teacher is important, but the students turn a good workshop into a great one. Students painting at Schoodic Point… Continue Reading →
Monday Morning Art School: how to get the most out of a workshop August 9, 2021 Carol L. Douglas The important thing you bring to class is not your prior painting experience, but your attitude. I’m at Schoodic Institute… Continue Reading →