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Monday Morning Art School: how to tell people what to do

Monday Morning Art School: how to tell people what to do

Carol L. DouglasJan 14, 20244 min read
Don’t assume that someone who’s approaching their art career differently from you is doing it all wrong.
Old Wyoming Homestead

Old Wyoming Homestead

Carol L. DouglasJan 11, 20243 min read
Your children need the privy, but you’re not sending them there alone. It’s no wonder that the outhouse has three holes; it was a family affair.
In praise of Texas parks

In praise of Texas parks

Carol L. DouglasJan 9, 20243 min read
When Mark mentioned McKinney Falls to me, I was skeptical. After all, it is just a few miles from downtown Austin. I wasn’t prepared for the solitude and peace of the place.
Monday Morning Art School: are your paints toxic?

Monday Morning Art School: are your paints toxic?

Carol L. DouglasJan 7, 20244 min read
I’m not worried about you using these pigments; I’m worried about the children, involuntary workers, and those driven by poverty to work in unsafe conditions.
Midsummer

Midsummer

Carol L. DouglasJan 4, 20243 min read
I landed upside down but unhurt. After I turned myself around, I gathered my tools and threw them back up over the brink. Then I figured out how to climb back up to my easel.