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What is talent?

What is talent?

Carol L. DouglasMar 8, 20234 min read
Our lives are the sum of all the choices we make, and our talent is where our determination and desire collide.
Monday Morning Art School: how important is drawing, anyway?

Monday Morning Art School: how important is drawing, anyway?

Carol L. DouglasMar 6, 20234 min read
Drawing is the grammar of art, and color is art’s vocabulary. As with language, we learn them both intuitively and intentionally.
Traveling with more than one medium

Traveling with more than one medium

Carol L. DouglasMar 3, 20234 min read
Painting in multiple mediums loosens up your brushwork, and some mediums are more appropriate to specific situations than others.
Looking at paintings on your video screen

Looking at paintings on your video screen

Carol L. DouglasMar 1, 20234 min read
When we look at paintings in real life, we’re using every part of our visual field. That’s not how we perceive paintings on a tiny screen.
Monday Morning Art School: ruthless pruning

Monday Morning Art School: ruthless pruning

Carol L. DouglasFeb 27, 20233 min read
Simplification and organization are critical to the success or failure of painting, and they stress the beauty inherent in most objects.