Monday Morning Art School: the color of light January 31, 2022 Carol L. Douglas In winter, we’re in warm light from sunup to sunset, because the sun never really climbs very high in the… Continue Reading →
It was the best of tomes, it was the worst of tomes January 28, 2022 Carol L. Douglas I’m flailing around in the undergrowth in this new-to-me medium. In Control (Grace and her Unicorn), oil on canvas, 24X30,… Continue Reading →
Resisting learning January 26, 2022 Carol L. Douglas Every one of us knows, in our heart of hearts, that we’re geniuses. If only we didn’t have the distractions… Continue Reading →
Monday Morning Art School: brushwork January 24, 2022 Carol L. Douglas Mark-making can be loose and gestural or very controlled. It’s personal, but it’s also something you can learn. Dining Room… Continue Reading →
A paean to black paint January 21, 2022 Carol L. Douglas Avoiding black keeps you from some of the most elegant colors available in painting. Vineyard, 30X40, oil on canvas, available.… Continue Reading →
Inside the blue line January 19, 2022 Carol L. Douglas I’ll be teaching in the Adirondacks on August 13-14. Be there or be square. Spruces and Pines in a Boreal… Continue Reading →
Monday Morning Art School: deadlines January 17, 2022 Carol L. Douglas Sometimes it’s not fun. Sometimes it’s almost painfully stressful. What do you do then? Home Farm, oil on canvas, 20X24,… Continue Reading →
The glamorous life of an artist January 14, 2022 Carol L. Douglas It’s easy to forget I’m a painter when I’m up to my elbows in minutiae, but it has to be… Continue Reading →
May you live in interesting times January 12, 2022 Carol L. Douglas History runs in fits and starts. So does your artistic development. Breaking Storm, Carol L. Douglas “Scotch and soda, jigger… Continue Reading →
Monday Morning Art School: the nocturne January 10, 2022 Carol L. Douglas Forget the fairy-lights; a good nocturne follows the same rules as any good painting. Hunter’s Supper, c. 1909, Frederic Remington,… Continue Reading →