Carol Douglas

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6 days ago

Monday Morning Art School: why most beginner paintings fail | Carol L. Douglas Most beginner paintings don’t fail because of lack of hard work. In fact, the problem is often the opposite: too much effort in the wrong places.

Most beginner paintings don’t fail because of lack of hard work. In fact, the problem is often the opposite: too much effort in the wrong places.
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Carol Douglas

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1 week ago

Monday Morning Art School: how to start a painting | Carol L. Douglas Happy Dyngus Day! If you’re tempted to add detail too soon, put down your brush and dance another polka.

Happy Dyngus Day! If you’re tempted to add detail too soon, put down your brush and dance another polka.
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Carol Douglas

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2 weeks ago

Monday Morning Art School: critique is executive function for the artist. | Carol L. Douglas Executive function is a core concept in psychology; it is also a core concept in painting, except we call it self-critique.

Executive function is a core concept in psychology; it is also a core concept in painting but we call it critique.
#ArtCritique #PaintingProcess #LearnToPaint #MondayMorningArtSchool
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Carol Douglas

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3 weeks ago

Monday Morning Art School: the three mantras of oil painting | Carol L. Douglas When an oil painting goes wrong, it’s almost always because one of these three painting principles has been ignored.

When an oil painting goes wrong, it’s almost always because one of these three painting principles has been ignored.
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#OilPaintingTechniques
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Carol Douglas

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1 month ago

Monday Morning Art School: why a repeatable painting process matters | Carol L. Douglas A consistent painting process isn't rigid; it delivers consistent results. Every noted artist in art history has had one.

A consistent painting process isn’t rigid; it delivers consistent results. Every noted artist in art history has had one.
#PaintingProcess #LearnToPaint #MondayMorningArtSchool
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Carol Douglas

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1 month ago

Monday Morning Art School: perfection in painting is impossible | Carol L. Douglas Perfection in painting is a mirage; learn to recognize the moment, avoid blind spots, and finish with confidence and clarity.

Perfection in painting is a mirage; learn to recognize the moment, avoid blind spots, and finish with confidence and clarity.
#PaintingJourney #CreativeMindset #MondayMorningArtSchool
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Carol Douglas

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1 month ago

Monday Morning Art School: the most important question in painting class | Carol L. Douglas Stop asking “Is this right?” Start asking what problem you’re solving—and whether your painting truly answers that question.

Stop asking “Is this right?” Start asking what problem you’re solving—and whether your painting truly answers that question.
#PaintingClass #ArtEducation #PainterMindset #MondayMorningArtSchool
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Carol Douglas

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2 months ago

Why drawing is essential for better painting composition | Carol L. Douglas Learn how drawing, value studies, and compositional sketches improve painting composition and reduce muddy, unbalanced paintings.

Learn how drawing, value studies, and compositional sketches improve painting composition and reduce muddy, unbalanced paintings.
#DrawingFundamentals #CompositionStudies #MondayMorningArtSchool
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Carol Douglas

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2 months ago

Monday Morning Art School: creating a color strategy | Carol L. Douglas Scientists say that the human eye can distinguish about a million different colors. It’s very easy to get bogged down. Our job is to edit.

Scientists say that the human eye can distinguish about a million different colors. It’s very easy to get bogged down. Our job is to edit.
#ColorStrategyForPainters #MondayMorningArtSchool #PaintWithPurpose
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Carol Douglas

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2 months ago

Monday Morning Art School: painterly, loose brushwork | Carol L. Douglas Loose painting looks effortless because the artist has already figured out what matters and what doesn’t.

Loose painting looks effortless because the artist has already figured out what matters and what doesn’t.
#PainterlyBrushwork #LoosePaintingTechniques #MondayMorningArtSchool
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Carol Douglas

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2 months ago

Monday Morning Art School: retraining your eyes | Carol L. Douglas Painterly seeing is in some ways the opposite of everyday vision. The brain has to be tricked into slowing down.

Painterly seeing is in some ways the opposite of everyday vision. The brain has to be tricked into slowing down.
#BrushworkAndColor #SeeLikeAPainter #MondayMorningArtSchool
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Carol Douglas

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3 months ago

Monday Morning Art School: desert lessons | Carol L. Douglas What did the Arizona desert teach me about painting light and color? More things than I can list, but here are the main points.

What did the Arizona desert teach me about painting light and color? More things than I can list, but here are some of the main points.
#DesertPaintingTips #PleinAirArtLessons #MondayMorningArtSchool
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Carol Douglas

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3 months ago

Monday Morning Art School: you asked ChatGPT what? | Carol L. Douglas You really asked ChatGPT to tell you what paints to buy? And you put 32 paints on your palette? And now you want to know about color theory?

You really asked ChatGPT to tell you what paints to buy? And you put 32 paints on your palette? And now you want to know about color theory?
#LimitedPalette #ColorTheory #MondayMorningArtSchool
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Carol Douglas

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3 months ago

Monday Morning Art School: clueless about brushes | Carol L. Douglas Demystifying fine-art painting brushes: how brush shapes guide technique in watercolor, oil, and acrylic painting.

How do brush shapes guide technique in watercolor, oil, and acrylic painting?
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Carol Douglas

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3 months ago

Monday Morning Art School: the danger of safe color | Carol L. Douglas Safe color can flatten strong paintings; learn how chroma, color mixing, and palette choices create compelling, vibrant art.

Safe color can flatten strong paintings; chroma, color mixing, and palette choices create compelling, vibrant art.
#VibrantColorTheory #ArtisticColorMixing #MondayMorningArtSchool
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Carol Douglas

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3 months ago

Monday Morning Art School: design elements | Carol L. Douglas Subject matter is important, but it’s always design elements and composition that shape strong paintings.

Subject matter is important, but it’s always design elements and composition that shape strong paintings.
#ArtDesignBasics #PaintingPrinciples #MondayMorningArtSchool
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Carol Douglas

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4 months ago

Monday Morning Art School—trust the process | Carol L. Douglas Let go of outcome-based thinking and rediscover joyful, confident, process-driven artmaking rooted in exploration, technique, and authentic creative growth.

Let go of outcome-based thinking and rediscover joyful, confident, process-driven artmaking rooted in exploration, technique, and authentic creative growth.
#TrustTheProcessArt #PaintingProcess #MondayMorningArtSchool
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Carol Douglas

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4 months ago

Monday Morning Art School: the 10-Minute sketch | Carol L. Douglas At 67, I’m aware that we have only finite time, and that the perfect moment will never arrive. But here’s the good news: you don’t need a perfect moment.

A 10-minute sketch is the easy way to build a creative habit. Daily sketching sharpens your eye, strengthens your art practice and keeps you growing—no perfection needed.
#10MinuteSketch #CreativeHabit #DailyDrawingPractice #MondayMorningArtSchool
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Carol Douglas

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4 months ago

Monday Morning Art School: the #1 mistake painters make | Carol L. Douglas We work for hours and still end up with a painting that feels fussy, flat, or somehow not quite right. What’s going wrong?

We work for hours and still end up with a painting that feels fussy, flat, or somehow not quite right. What’s going wrong?
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Carol Douglas

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4 months ago

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.

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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Carol Douglas

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5 months ago

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.

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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Carol Douglas

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5 months ago

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.

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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Carol Douglas

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5 months ago

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.

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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Carol Douglas

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5 months ago

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.

There are workarounds for solvent-free oil painting that can minimize or eliminate exposure.
#MondayMorningArtSchool #solventfreeoilpainting #oil painting
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Carol Douglas

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5 months ago

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.

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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Carol Douglas

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6 months ago

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.

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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Carol Douglas

@carol-l-douglas.bsky.social

6 months ago

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.

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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Carol Douglas

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6 months ago

Monday Morning Art School: five days, five trees | Carol L. Douglas Five trees, five days—this challenge is because autumn won’t wait, and neither should your paintbrush.

Five trees, five days—this challenge is because autumn won’t wait, and neither should your paintbrush.
#MondayMorningArtSchool #FiveTreesChallenge #learntopaint
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Carol Douglas

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6 months ago

Monday Morning Art School: three very different color stories | Carol L. Douglas Color isn’t just decoration—it’s the emotional underpinning of a place. Traveling to paint teaches us new ways of seeing.

Color isn’t just decoration—it’s the emotional underpinning of a place. Traveling to paint teaches us not only new subjects but new ways of seeing. #fallcolor #pleinairpainting #MondayMorningArtSchool
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Carol Douglas

@carol-l-douglas.bsky.social

7 months ago

Monday Morning Art School: how to prepare for a plein air painting workshop | Carol L. Douglas Arrive prepared, and your plein air workshop will be smoother and more fun and productive.

Arrive prepared, and your plein air workshop will be smoother and more fun and productive. #MondayMorningArtSchool #learntopaint #pleinairworkshop
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