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Winter evening at Twelve Corners

Carol L. DouglasJan 20, 20111 min read
Winter evening at Twelve Corners, sketch, 12X16 or thereabouts, oil on canvas I was waiting for my son at Brighton High School and amusing myself by taking photos of the streetlights with a handheld camera. Never thought of the photos as a painting until it was suggested by my friend Pilan. Here it is in …
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Internet meme of the day–that’s just crazy talk.

Carol L. DouglasJan 20, 20111 min read
Tinfoil hat, 6X8″ oil on canvas Tinfoil is just not that easy to paint alla prima. This was my second try. But check out this tinfoil, done with a rather more careful approach, in colored pencil: http://www.kenygalleries.com/images/ac-tolstedt/tolstedt-bio.html (BTW, I can make the tinfoil hat itself in less than a minute.)
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Baby Monkey Riding On A Pig

Carol L. DouglasJan 15, 20111 min read
Going backwards on a pig, baby monkey…
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Unicorn with double rainbow (for my kids)

Carol L. DouglasJan 6, 20111 min read
“Unicorn reindeer visiting my front garden with a double rainbow in the background” 8X6, oil on board. Today for my one-hour still life I returned to an old idea, painting an internet meme. I could find only half the props needed for “baby monkey riding on a pig,” so I fell back on that old …
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Pretty in Purple

Carol L. DouglasJan 4, 20111 min read
A student left some carbazole violet behind; I did two small sketches in the holiday spirit. “Mary’s shoes,*” 6X8 oil on board “Happy New Year,” 6X8 oil on board *To answer your questions: Mootsie Tootsies; silk; for a prom; yes, they were on sale at Kohls; they came in black too; no, you can’t borrow …