Monday Morning Art School – Watch-Me-Paint

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…

May 16, 2022 Carol L. Douglas

We’re all proponents of loose-is-more, but there are times when you have to be able to hit it right. Cremorne…

May 9, 2022 Carol L. Douglas

How do you paint the sunset without it looking like kitsch? Sunset Sail, oil on canvas, Carol L. Douglas, available.…

May 2, 2022 Carol L. Douglas

Color is the dominant theme of our age. Autumn trees, undated, Wolf Kahn, from a commercial lithograph Wolf Kahnwas a…

April 25, 2022 Carol L. Douglas

In a world obsessed with rawness, you could do worse than studying the Luminists. Lumber Schooners at Evening on Penobscot…

April 18, 2022 Carol L. Douglas

There are many ways to soften an edge; the important thing is recognizing where you should do it. Niagara, 1857,…

April 11, 2022 Carol L. Douglas

I hate to see people waste money on a cheap pochade box that won’t work. My current system is an…

April 4, 2022 Carol L. Douglas

Clouds have volume and are subject to the rules of perspective. Clouds over Whiteface Mountain, oil on canvasboard, available. Clouds are…

March 28, 2022 Carol L. Douglas

Two things I learned teaching my workshop last week. Kamillah Ramos at the Grand Canyon. I start each class and…

March 21, 2022 Carol L. Douglas

How can you get the most from a workshop or class? Here are some simple suggestions. Early Spring, Beech Hill,…