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How to paint a lighthouse

How to paint a lighthouse

Carol L. DouglasJun 27, 20242 min read
There is nothing wrong with painting lighthouses (despite what art snobs say). However, that doesn’t mean you have to be obvious about it.
In the age of AI, lean into wabi-sabi art

In the age of AI, lean into wabi-sabi art

Carol L. DouglasJun 25, 20244 min read
How can thinking about wabi-sabi’s principles of the imperfect, impermanent and incomplete improve our art?
Monday Morning Art School: how to figure things out

Monday Morning Art School: how to figure things out

Carol L. DouglasJun 23, 20244 min read
Just as nobody would mistake me for a master carpenter because I’ve built some things after watching YouTube videos, nobody is going to learn to be a master painter from watching how-to paint videos.
Home Farm

Home Farm

Carol L. DouglasJun 20, 20243 min read
“Home Farm” is a lovely stone farmhouse in Delaware’s Brandywine Valley, but it’s a painting with a more complicated back story.
How to pick a plein air location

How to pick a plein air location

Carol L. DouglasJun 18, 20245 min read
I spend a lot of time scouting in the area in which I paint (and teach) plein air, usually with sketchbook in hand. You should, too.