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Intimations of spring

Intimations of spring

Carol L. DouglasDec 12, 20234 min read
What’s a poor New Englander to do when both days and nights turn bitter? Think spring; it’s really right around the corner.
Monday Morning Art School: please learn to draw

Monday Morning Art School: please learn to draw

Carol L. DouglasDec 10, 20234 min read
Drawing is the cheapest and most liberating of all media. All you need is a sketchbook, a mechanical pencil, and a straight-edge.
Silly, sweet Christmas

Silly, sweet Christmas

Carol L. DouglasDec 7, 20234 min read
Painting these was pure happiness, for they blurred the lines between toys and reality. That’s just how kids see Christmas.
How did I do at my first virtual opening?

How did I do at my first virtual opening?

Carol L. DouglasDec 5, 20233 min read
As a big believer in the hive, I invite your ideas and/or comments about how the virtual opening experience can be improved.
Monday Morning Art School: why you should draw

Monday Morning Art School: why you should draw

Carol L. DouglasDec 3, 20233 min read
I can’t think of a single great painter who couldn’t draw. Vincent van Gogh famously taught himself, and his early drawings are bad enough that they should give us all hope that we too can do better.