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Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though;He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. I knew weather was coming, but I had no choice but to stay; yesterday I had appointments all day in mid-coast Maine. When I finished at dusk, there …
Camden and Mt. Battie, by Carol L. Douglas Tomorrow morning, I’m going to the Belfast Creative Coalition’s annual meeting. I’m going because I’m interested in a Land Trust proposal, but mostly to satisfy my curiosity. Belfast is a city of 6,800 people, located in a county of about 38,000 people. Yet Belfast has enough art …
Death bringing cholera, Le Petit Journal, 1912 Collywobbles has been in use in English since 1823. It’s either a fanciful formation of cholera morbus or colic (in this case meaning dysentery), depending on which dictionary you consult. For previous generations in the west, cholera was a common killer. The story of how cholera was shown to …
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Both Anthony’s and Douglass’ graves typically have offerings left on them. If you ever come to Rochester, I’ll take you to Mount Hope Cemetery to introduce you to two of Rochester’s most illustrious citizens, Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony. I did that with Serina Mo, Chad Dusenbery and Kari Ganoung Ruiz after we were …
Maternity, Mary Cassatt, 1890. Cassatt never married nor had children. It would have been impossible in her era to mix her career and a family. Sorry about the delayed post. I was busy caring for a baby. Actually, I’m not all that sorry. After all, all other creativity derives from this fundamental beginning of life. The …
The Laborer Resting, by Carol L. Douglas, oil on canvas, 36X48, $3,750. Several friends have sent me storiesabout Leena McCall’s oil painting of her friend, Portrait of Ms Ruby May Standing, being removed from a Society for Women Artists show in London because it was deemed to be pornographic. McCall painted her work in the …
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Dr. Seuss was a successful commercial artist when, at age 34, he wrote his first book, “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street.” It was rejected by publishers dozens of times. He was in his late 40s when he began successfully writing and selling children’s books. He did this advertisement in the …
Usually making frames is my happy place. Not yesterday. This beautiful and perfect gilded frame? I mis-measured the painting. In my father’s later years, he was a sad guy. Every evening he would say, “This hasn’t been one of my better days.” My husband and I both tend to run on an even keel, but …
Michelle will be happy that she finally has a face in this painting. (From my upcoming show with Stu Chait at RIT-Dyer.) The other day I wroteabout photographer Terry Richardson and allegations that he abused his models. I said, “Artists and their models can be friends; sometimes they’re even lovers. But every artist-model relationship also …
Barnyard at G and S Orchards, by Carol L. Douglas. 9X12, oil on canvas, $450, framed. During Saturday’s class at G and S Orchards, my goal was to solidify the lesson from the prior week about painting into a monochromatic grisaille. This was something I used to do but had abandoned until I painted with …