Algonquin mystery October 5, 2016art history, Home, plein air painting, travelAlgonquin Provincial Park, art history, Canadian art, Carol L. Douglas, death, Group of Seven, mystery, Tom Thomson, trans-Canada adventure By Carol Douglas How did Tom Thomson die? A century later, the facts are limited but the mystery endures.
Twice told tales September 21, 2016Home, plein air painting, travelavalanche, Carol L. Douglas, Emily Carr, glacial tiill, glacier, Group of Seven, illness, Muncho Lake, plein air painting, rock flour, Toad River, Tom Thomson By Carol Douglas Mary’s illness gave me the opportunity to paint rock-flour water, so I backtracked to Muncho Lake and the Toad River. Good mother, egh?
Jack Pines and Kentucky Fried Chicken August 10, 2016HomeGroup of Seven, importance of rest, Jack Pine, learn to draw, learn to paint, Schoodic Institute, Schoodic Point, Susan Renee Lammers, Tom Thomson, workshop By Carol Douglas A student asked me what a Jack Pine is. “Something Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven painted,” I answered. Turns out it’s a real thing. Who knew?