The little things in life
Painting can take itself way too seriously. Small paintings are a place to experiment with our odd ideas.
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Painting can take itself way too seriously. Small paintings are a place to experiment with our odd ideas.
Perfection is a great goal, but it’s never been possible in a one-man, artisan operation.
Constructive criticism is one thing, but snark has more to do with the critic’s internal settings than any real problems.
Every day, in every way, things are not necessarily getting better. In Control (Grace and her unicorn), 24X36, is one of the paintings that’s going to Rye Arts Center’s Censored and Poetic: the works of Carol Douglas and Anne de Villemejane, March 2022. A visitor to my studio recently asked me about the gender disparity in painting. …
I’m flailing around in the undergrowth in this new-to-me medium. In Control (Grace and her Unicorn), oil on canvas, 24X30, is heading to Rye Arts Center for the month of March. Last fall, I made the commitment that I’d spend a day a week this winter writing a painting book. That should be easy; after …
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When we paint, we speak to our present generation, but we’re also speaking to the future. Giant deer from the replica of Lascaux. The Irish elk was one of the largest deer that has ever lived. Its range was vast, across all of Eurasia from the Atlantic to Siberia, feeding on the same boreal woodlands …
Happy New Years! 6X8, Carol L. Douglas Yesterday I wrote that I was surprised that I’d met my goals for 2014, with the exception of selling my house (deferred so my son could finish high school in Rochester).Here are my goals for 2015: 1. To do a better job with this “accountability partner” thing. I …