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Monday Morning Art School: This is a post about watching paint dry

Monday Morning Art School: This is a post about watching paint dry

Carol L. DouglasMay 26, 20244 min read
Chemistry—which I took fifty years ago—was my worst subject, and now I spend much of my time thinking about it. Life always gets the last laugh.
A walk in an English woods

A walk in an English woods

Carol L. DouglasMay 23, 20243 min read
I was sure that Kenny and Martha had chosen the wrong path. I was certain that we should veer to the right. Part of my goal in the painting was to portray that sense of Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken”.
How to describe light: two new Zoom classes

How to describe light: two new Zoom classes

Carol L. DouglasMay 21, 20243 min read
Here are two approaches to how to describe light: Words+Pictures or The Color of Light. They’re the only Zoom classes I’ll be teaching this summer.
Monday Morning Art School: what’s the perfect travel watercolor kit?

Monday Morning Art School: what’s the perfect travel watercolor kit?

Carol L. DouglasMay 19, 20243 min read
Have you ever made a tiny travel watercolor kit for backpacking? If so, how did you do it? Here’s what I did.
Marine art finally escapes drydock

Marine art finally escapes drydock

Carol L. DouglasMay 16, 20243 min read
I might love painting boats, but I don’t think I’ve ever done a spot of marine art that didn’t include an error or omission. I think this one is fine, but if not, one of my friends is sure to tell me.