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Why my art gallery isn’t doing Black Friday

Why my art gallery isn’t doing Black Friday

Carol L. Douglas Nov 25, 2025 3 min read
Thank you to all my kind readers, friends, students and collectors. Enjoy this holiday, wherever you’re spending it.
Monday Morning Art School: emotional resonance

Monday Morning Art School: emotional resonance

Carol L. Douglas Nov 23, 2025 3 min read
Before you get bummed about AI-generated art, ask yourself what humans have that AI doesn’t. The answer is emotional resonance.
My holiday gift guide for 2025

My holiday gift guide for 2025

Carol L. Douglas Nov 20, 2025 5 min read
Leave this list open on your iPad, phone or computer. If that doesn’t work, I suppose you’ll just have to forward it ‘accidentally.’
Sedona at dawn

Sedona at dawn

Carol L. Douglas Nov 18, 2025 3 min read
There’s an immediacy in painting from life that’s different from studio paintings, even when the plein air paintings are as carefully measured and executed as this one.
Monday Morning Art School: use a bigger brush

Monday Morning Art School: use a bigger brush

Carol L. Douglas Nov 16, 2025 4 min read
Artists should choose a bigger brush far more often than they think, especially when they want stronger compositions, clearer value statements, and more confident paint handling.