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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.
My one-of-a-kind gift guide, for people who deserve more than a tote bag

My one-of-a-kind gift guide, for people who deserve more than a tote bag

Carol L. Douglas Nov 13, 2025 4 min read
The magic of giving art is that it continues to unfold long after the wrapping paper is gone.
Decorating advice from a painter

Decorating advice from a painter

Carol L. Douglas Nov 11, 2025 4 min read
What matters most in choosing art is the emotional connection to the subject, the work or the artist.