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Monday Morning Art School: collaboration

Monday Morning Art School: collaboration

Carol L. DouglasOct 29, 20233 min read
Collaboration is not usually an exercise for plein air painters, but occasionally an arts organizer will come up with a madcap scheme where teams of four will create a painting together in a short period of time. This is something that Sedona Plein Air does; the paintings are sold at $250 and the money used …
Beauchamp Point in Autumn

Beauchamp Point in Autumn

Carol L. DouglasOct 26, 20233 min read
The colors were brilliant, with every leaf picked out in jewel tones. As ever, I was reminded that we artists only produce a poor approximation of God’s handiwork.
What I’ve accomplished so far this week

What I’ve accomplished so far this week

Carol L. DouglasOct 24, 20233 min read
Although I’ve still got two more days to paint, I’m interested in your opinion. What do you like best, and why?
Monday Morning Art School: searching for meaning in Sedona

Monday Morning Art School: searching for meaning in Sedona

Carol L. DouglasOct 22, 20234 min read
Sometimes, what you think you’re painting is not at all what comes through. Other times, there is ambiguity or multiple tracks of meaning within the same painting.
Fallow fields

Fallow fields

Carol L. DouglasOct 19, 20232 min read
This was an opportunity to test a favorite hypothesis of mine: that location doesn’t matter as much as subject and style.