Monday Morning Art School: quiet passages August 15, 2022 Carol L. Douglas Leave a comment Bracken Fern, 9×12, oil on archival canvasboard, $869. I’m in Paul Smiths, NY, teaching for Saranac Lake ArtWorks. Yesterday, student… Continue Reading →
Intimations of Autumn August 12, 2022 Carol L. Douglas Leave a comment Autumn Farm, Evening Blues, oil on canvasboard, $1449 framed. Here in the northeast, we’re seeing the first intimations of autumn—the… Continue Reading →
Who owns access to the ocean? August 10, 2022 Carol L. Douglas Leave a comment Foghorn Symphony, Carol L. Douglas, was painted at Trundy Point. Private collection. I used to do an annual invitational plein… Continue Reading →
Monday Morning Art School: preparation August 8, 2022 Carol L. Douglas 1 Comment A drybrush in ink by a young Andrew Wyeth, courtesy American Artist Magazine James Gurney somehow unearthed a 1942 copy… Continue Reading →
The value of critique August 5, 2022 Carol L. Douglas Leave a comment Becky Bense. Remember our post about Frixion pens? This was done with one. Critique ought not be a question of… Continue Reading →
Why does anyone paint plein air? August 3, 2022 Carol L. Douglas Leave a comment Painting the fog at Blueberry Hill I’m in Acadia teaching my annual Sea & Sky workshop, and yesterday was a… Continue Reading →
Monday Morning Art School: more better, faster August 1, 2022 Carol L. Douglas 1 Comment My painting for Camden on Canvas, called “So Many Boats!” Sold at auction yesterday. One of the questions we are… Continue Reading →
A game-changer for watercolor? July 29, 2022 Carol L. Douglas It’s a danger when you come to visit; I probably will make you work. Watercolor painters have several options for… Continue Reading →
From the archives: Extreme painting July 27, 2022 Carol L. Douglas 7 Comments My guest expert (my daughter) wrote this post in 2018, because I was indisposed due to medical tests. I’m having… Continue Reading →
Monday Morning Art School: start with value July 25, 2022 Carol L. Douglas 1 Comment Lobster pound, 12X16, oil on canvas, available. There’s an old saw that goes, “value does all the work and color… Continue Reading →