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Monday Morning Art School: Edgar Payne’s compositional armatures

Monday Morning Art School: Edgar Payne’s compositional armatures

Carol L. DouglasJan 5, 20254 min read
The strength of the painting is laid down before the artist first applies paint, in the form of a structural idea.
Sell your work like the luxury good it is

Sell your work like the luxury good it is

Carol L. DouglasJan 2, 20254 min read
Try thinking of your fine artwork as the luxury good it is, and see how that affects your marketing.
The Birkin dupe and other fabulous forgeries

The Birkin dupe and other fabulous forgeries

Carol L. DouglasDec 31, 20244 min read
If an idea is so easily interchangeable that anyone can do it, what is the value of the brand itself?
Monday Morning Art School: cloud painting

Monday Morning Art School: cloud painting

Carol L. DouglasDec 29, 20244 min read
Clouds are not are flat little cutouts, and rendering them like that marks a painting as amateurish.
Energy vampires and painting

Energy vampires and painting

Carol L. DouglasDec 26, 20244 min read
It’s true that our schedules give us flexibility, but all those demands grow like weeds and before we know it, we don’t have time to paint.