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Monday Morning Art School: the secret to artistic immortality is… fart jokes?

Monday Morning Art School: the secret to artistic immortality is… fart jokes?

Carol L. DouglasFeb 23, 20254 min read
There’s a fine line between sincerely-held opinions and mawkishness. We should have beliefs, but nobody can survive on a steady diet of drama. We all need humor, too.
Business for artists and painting in Sedona

Business for artists and painting in Sedona

Carol L. DouglasFeb 20, 20254 min read
I’ve taught and painted in Sedona for several years and know great places for morning light, evening light, and all the light in between.
Bells on Bob’s trail ring

Bells on Bob’s trail ring

Carol L. DouglasFeb 18, 20254 min read
About 25 years ago, I set out to paint every day of the year. Do you know what my take-away lesson was? I never need to do that again.
Monday Morning Art School: more on photographing paintings

Monday Morning Art School: more on photographing paintings

Carol L. DouglasFeb 16, 20254 min read
HDR, in a nutshell, is why cell phone photos of our paintings often look better than our DSLR photos. When they’re not enough, understanding how digital editing works will help us avoid dumb mistakes.
Moving from realism to abstraction

Moving from realism to abstraction

Carol L. DouglasFeb 13, 20255 min read
There is no such thing as absolute realism in painting. Every style, even the most detailed, is a simplification and abstraction of reality.