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?
A mystery August 16, 2016Homeart history, attribution, Edward Hopper, Gloucester, ME, Ocean Park, plein air painting, Russel Whitten, tugboats, watercolor By Carol Douglas Ask an expert. Even better, look up some Hoppers yourself and try to make an informed guess. After all, art history is for everyone.
Far more fun than the convention July 20, 2016Home, Maine, plein airAnthony Watkins, Art in the Park, beach, buying art, Carol L. Douglas, Ed Buonvecchio, ice cream cone, Ocean Park, plein air painting, Russel Whitten, wet paint show and sale, what to do tonight By Carol Douglas It’s a Perfect 10 day. Come to Ocean Park at 5 PM for the “Art in the Park” show and sale. It’s an easy drive from Portland, and you can have ice cream on the beach afterward.
What could possibly go wrong? July 19, 2016plein air paintingArt in the Park, Carol L. Douglas, Christine Mathieu, Ed Buonvecchio, Frank Gwalthney, nocturne, Ocean Park, painting in the sea, plein air painting, Russel Whitten, train tracks By Carol Douglas He needed to run down to the tracks. He’d gotten a call that Ed needed to move his car before it was hit by a train.
Leave the light on June 30, 2016HomeAlison Hill, Anthony Watkins, Camden Falls Gallery, Carol L. Douglas, Castine, Christine Tullson Mathieu, Ed Buonvecchio, Monhegan, Ocean Park, plein air, plein air events, Russel Whitten By Carol Douglas Hello, July! The maddest, gladdest, busiest time of year on the Maine coast is about to commence.