The power of affirmation
Left to their own devices, the voices in our heads take up a litany of “I can’t do this, I don’t know what I’m doing, all my work sucks.” Glacier Cagliero from Rio Electrico, 12X16, oil on canvasboard, Carol L. Douglas, $1159 unframed “At the core of true leadership is the idea that high value is …
Monday Morning Art School: drapery
Drawing drapery isn’t a dated skill; it’s as fundamental to the t-shirts and skinny jeans we wear today as it was to the gowns, kirtles, jerkins, doublets and linen chemises of the 16th century. Drapery study, Albrecht DĂĽrer, undated. I spent a lot of time painting the human figure at the Art Students League, but …
Carry on!
You can’t always force yourself out of a difficult mood. However, that’s no excuse to not paint. Fernald’s Neck, 9×12, oil on loose linen, available. When Ken Dewaard and I painted here last year, it was in a biting wind and with snowflakes. This week has been warm and sunny. My painting pals Eric Jacobsen …
In memory of a former gangbanger
How can she be gone when there’s so much work still to be done? Grain elevators, Buffalo, by Carol L. Douglas. I can’t remember when or why I first met Helen McCombs, but I do remember who introduced us: Dr. Jennifer Kruschwitz. That a self-described former gangbanger would know an optics professor is surprising, but …
Monday Morning Art School: painting reflections
The ocean complicates matters by being bouncy, but it reflects light the same way as does glass or tinfoil. Butter, by Carol L. Douglas, oil on canvasboard. Even something as transparent as Saran Wrap will have reflections. Reflections are a distortion of the surrounding environment. That’s true whether you’re painting them in water or from glassware …
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