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Carol Douglas
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Painter, painting instructor, writer about painting and art
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Thank you to all my kind readers, friends, students and collectors. Enjoy this holiday, wherever you’re spending it.
#MindfulBuying #SkipBlackFriday #SupportArtists
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Why my art gallery isn’t doing Black Friday | Carol L. Douglas
Thank you to all my kind readers, friends, students and collectors. Enjoy this holiday, wherever you’re spending it.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Before you get bummed about AI-generated art, ask yourself what humans have that AI doesn’t. The answer is emotional resonance.
#EmotionalResonance #ArtWithIntent #PainterlyEmotion #MondayMorningArtSchool
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Monday Morning Art School: emotional resonance | Carol L. Douglas
Before you get bummed about AI-generated art, ask yourself what humans have that AI doesn’t. The answer is emotional resonance.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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A warm, art-lover–friendly holiday gift guide full of thoughtful picks like brush soap, high-quality paintbrushes, easels and safety gear — perfect for the painter in your life.
#GiftsForArtists #HolidayArtPicks #CreativeGifting
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My holiday gift guide for 2025 | Carol L. Douglas
Leave this list open on your iPad, phone or computer. If that doesn’t work, I suppose you’ll just have to forward it ‘accidentally.’
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November 21, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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There’s an immediacy in painting from life that’s different from studio paintings, even when the plein air paintings are carefully measured and executed.
#SedonaArt #PleinAirPainting #SouthwestLandscape
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Sedona at dawn | Carol L. Douglas
There’s an immediacy in painting from life that’s different from studio paintings, even when the plein air paintings are as carefully measured and executed as this one.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Artists should choose a bigger brush far more often than they think, especially when they want stronger compositions, clearer value statements, and more confident paint handling.
#UseABiggerBrush #MondayMorningArtSchool #LoosePainting
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Monday Morning Art School: use a bigger brush | Carol L. Douglas
Artists should choose a bigger brush far more often than they think, especially when they want stronger compositions and more confident paint handling.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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The magic of giving art is that it continues to unfold long after the wrapping paper is gone.
#GiveArtNotThings #OneOfAKindGifts #HolidayArtGiftGuide
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My one-of-a-kind gift guide, for people who deserve more than a tote bag | Carol L. Douglas
The magic of giving art is that it continues to unfold long after the wrapping paper is gone.
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November 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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What matters most in choosing art is the emotional connection to the subject, the work or the artist.
#ArtForYourHome #CollectorsOfArt #OriginalArtOnline
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Decorating advice from a painter | Carol L. Douglas
What matters most in choosing art is the emotional connection to the subject, the work or the artist.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Simplify shape and proportion for stronger paintings. See big shapes, map proportion and block in a compelling composition before adding detail or style.
#MondayMorningArtSchool #compositionforpainters #learntopaint
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Monday Morning Art School: simplifying shape and proportion | Carol L. Douglas
Simplify shape and proportion for stronger paintings. See big shapes, map proportion and block in a compelling composition before adding detail or style.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Here are my new classes for January. I am very excited about them both, since they’re a deeper dive into painting than simple “learn to paint.”
#ZoomArtClass #PaintingWorkshop #ArtistJourney
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Two new Zoom classes for January | Carol L. Douglas
Here are my new painting classes for January. I am very excited about them, since they’re a deeper dive into painting than simple “learn to paint.”
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November 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Join artist Carol L. Douglas for 2026 plein air painting workshops in Maine, Sedona & the Berkshires. Learn to paint with color, confidence & joy.
#pleinairpainting #pleinairworkshops #colortheoryforpainters #compositionforartists
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Learn to Paint in 2026: Plein Air Painting Workshops with Carol L. Douglas | Carol L. Douglas
Come paint with me in 2026. Discover new places, new friends, and new ways to see the world — one brushstroke at a time.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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No matter whether you’re working through studio oil painting techniques, watercolor experiments or exploring plein air painting, master these essentials.
#MondayMorningArtSchool #paintingessentials #learntopaint
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Monday Morning Art School: six things that matter in painting | Carol L. Douglas
No matter whether you’re working through studio oil painting techniques, watercolor experiments or exploring plein air painting, master these essentials.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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The Grand Canyon is so vast that it can’t be easily sorted. But every year I find myself more capable of slicing and dicing it into manageable bits.
#GrandCanyon #pleinairpainting #SouthwestArt
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I’ve Been Everywhere: plein air painting in the Grand Canyon | Carol L. Douglas
The Grand Canyon is so vast that it can’t be easily sorted. But every year I find myself more capable of slicing and dicing it into manageable bits.
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November 1, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Eight paintings, two awards (and a group win in the artists’ games) and a whole lotta fun at #SPAF2025. Without further ado, here they are.
#SPAF2025 #SedonaPleinAirFestival
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Sedona Plein Air Festival paintings | Carol L. Douglas
Eight paintings, two awards (and a win in the artists’ games) and a whole lotta fun at SPAF2025. Without further ado, here they are.
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October 29, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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There are workarounds for solvent-free oil painting that can minimize or eliminate exposure.
#MondayMorningArtSchool #solventfreeoilpainting #oil painting
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Monday Morning Art School: solvent-free oil painting | Carol L. Douglas
Some people get headache from odorless mineral spirits. There are workarounds for solvent-free oil painting that can minimize or eliminate exposure.
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October 28, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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A photograph records what you saw. A painting remembers how it felt.
#SPAF2025 #SPAF25 #SedonaPleinAirFestival
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Paintings hold memories of places in a way photos can’t | Carol L. Douglas
A photograph records what you saw. A painting remembers how it felt.
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October 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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The scenery and the painting are energizing, but what I like most about plein air events is the camaraderie.
#SPAF2025 #SPAF25 #SedonaPleinAirFestival
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Miss Congeniality (hah!) is painting with old friends | Carol L. Douglas
While plein air events are competitions (either for prize money or sales), they’re also overwhelmingly friendly.
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October 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Why Hansa yellow may fade, why oil paint lasts longer than watercolor, and what happened to quinacridone gold and other lost pigments.
#OilPaintingTips #WatercolorTechniques #MondayMorningArtSchool
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Monday Morning Art School: why some colors fade | Carol L. Douglas
Why Hansa yellow may fade, why oil paint lasts longer than watercolor, and what happened to quinacridone gold and other lost pigments.
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October 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Taylor Swift said that Travis Kelce loves her because she’s fulfilled by her art. Isn’t that the kind of love we owe ourselves too?
#TaylorSwift #workingartist #womanartist
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The working-mother artist | Carol L. Douglas
Taylor Swift said that Travis Kelce loves her because she’s fulfilled by her art. Isn’t that the kind of love we owe ourselves too?
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October 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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The artist’s mindset—looking closely, staying flexible, and responding to what’s actually in front of us instead of what we’d conceptualized—is a surprisingly good way to handle life.
#resilience #artistmindset #learntopaint #innerstrength
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Curve balls! | Carol L. Douglas
The artist’s mindset—staying flexible, and responding to what’s actually in front of us—is a surprisingly good way to handle life.
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October 15, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Want to make better paintings? Learn five simple, practical tips to instantly improve your art, from simplifying values to limiting your palette.
#MondayMorningArtSchool #improveyourpaintings #learntopaint
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Monday Morning Art School: 5 simple things you can do to instantly improve your paintings | Carol L. Douglas
Want to make better paintings? Learn five simple, practical tips to instantly improve your art, from simplifying values to limiting your palette.
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October 13, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Join us tonight, Friday, October 10 for my final gallery opening of the season — with new student pieces and some of mine on the walls too.
#artshow #pleinairworkshop #Mainepleinair
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A week of painting, a night of celebration | Carol L. Douglas
Join us Friday, October 10, 5–7 PM at my gallery for our final opening of the season — with new student pieces and a few of mine on the walls too.
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October 10, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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Here are some sweet scenes from this week’s workshop. I hope you enjoy seeing some of the things we’ve done so far this week.
#paintingworkshop #pleinairworkshop #Mainepleinair
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No text, just photos... | Carol L. Douglas
Here are some sweet scenes from this week’s workshop. I hope you enjoy seeing some of the things we’ve done so far this week.
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October 8, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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If you understand a tree’s canopy, branching, and bark, you can paint it in any style. Get it right in the drawing, and the painting will follow.
#MondayMorningArtSchool #drawingtrees #fivedaytreechallenge
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Monday Morning Art School: how to draw trees | Carol L. Douglas
If you understand a tree’s canopy, branching, and bark, you can paint it in any style. Get it right in the drawing, and the painting will follow.
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October 6, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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We artists have a voice; let’s use it for peace. I’m having a hard time dragging myself out of my comfort zone (landscape) into more meaningful painting, but I’m trying. How can you do that?
#paintingforpeace #artistsforpeace #coexist
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Countering hatred | Carol L. Douglas
Love is a very tough standard to live up to, but the cycle of anger has to stop somewhere. For me, it stops here.
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October 3, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Artists painted Belfast and Waldo County from life — and our work will help build homes.
#HabitatForHumanity #AffordableHousing #ArtworksforHumanity
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Art + Community: Art Works for Humanity 2025 | Carol L. Douglas
We painted Belfast and Waldo County from life — and our work will help build homes for Habitat for Humanity.
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October 1, 2025 at 10:07 AM