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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.
When life blindsides us

When life blindsides us

Carol L. DouglasOct 17, 20233 min read
In situations of extreme stress I fall back on the wisdom of “How do you eat an elephant?” “One bite at a time.”
Monday Morning Art School: it’s all in the preparation

Monday Morning Art School: it’s all in the preparation

Carol L. DouglasOct 15, 20233 min read
Assurance is a universal value in art, and that rests on the back of solid preparation–in painting as well as piano.