It’s all Michael’s fault January 19, 2017Home, Maine, Maine artist, plein air paintingBerna's rocks, Carol L. Douglas, Castine plein air, Michael Chesley Johnson, Poppy Balser By Carol Douglas It’s all fun and games, until someone doesn’t finish her painting.
Painting the Great White North January 9, 2017art history, landscape, plein air paintingarctic, Carol L. Douglas, Caspar David Friedrich, Lawren Harris, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Poppy Balser, Rockwell Kent, Russel Whitten, sub-zero temperatures, winter By Carol Douglas Brrh! Some artists (including me) are called to paint in the Great White North. What are we thinking?
Seeking peace in a painting December 12, 2016culture, Home, paintingart, Carol L. Douglas, drug use, heroin epidemic, Landscape painting, murder, peace, Poppy Balser, watercolor By Carol Douglas Take one painting and call me in the morning. They’re more powerful than Xanax, and totally free of side effects.
Saying silly things July 27, 2016Home, Maine, plein air paintingCarol L. Douglas, geology, learn to paint, Marshall Point, Marshall Point Light, painting classes, Poppy Balser, tourists, watercolor By Carol Douglas Not correcting people is a special challenge in a tourist town, because people say the silliest things. Including me.
Uncle Sam goes wild July 22, 2016Home, Maine, plein air paintingCarol L. Douglas, Castine, Castine plein air, Maine, passport, Poppy Balser, US Customs and Border Protection, watercolor By Carol Douglas Get a grip, Customs and Immigration. Protect us from Nickleback and Celine Dion, not the mild-mannered watercolorists of this world.