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Lake effect snow

Lake effect snow

Carol L. DouglasDec 21, 20233 min read
Context is everything when it comes to reading a painting, and the artist has lots of latitude in repurposing reference pictures.
Art is not eternal

Art is not eternal

Carol L. DouglasDec 19, 20234 min read
Our job as artists is to speak to the living, not to worry about what happens to our work when we’re dead.
Monday Morning Art School: feel the love

Monday Morning Art School: feel the love

Carol L. DouglasDec 17, 20233 min read
I had an idea for a Christmas exercise, but when I saw what Sue Baines made, I asked if I could share it instead. It’s far more exciting.
All Flesh is as Grass

All Flesh is as Grass

Carol L. DouglasDec 14, 20234 min read
All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls…
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.