Carol Douglas

Why do plein air artists take terrible photos of their paintings—or forget to take them at all? #PleinAirPaintingPhotography #PhotographingYourArtwork #PleinAirPaintingTips Learn more: watch-me-paint.com/the-photo…

Explore Kenneth Clark’s distinction between nudity and the artistic ideal, and how modern beauty standards shape the way we see the human figure. #FigurePainting #TheNudeInArt #ArtHistory Learn more: watch-me-paint.com/do-you-th…

Is painting talent or hard work? Discover why patience, concentration, and persistence matter more than genius in learning to paint and becoming a better artist. #PaintingPractice #ArtisticPersistence #MondayMorningArtSchool Learn more: watch-me-paint.com/monday-mo…

From tornado warnings and flash floods to thundersnow at the Grand Canyon, follow this artist’s wild plein air painting trip through Arizona, Utah, and Colorado. #PleinAirPainting #OutdoorPainting #LandscapePainting Learn more: watch-me-paint.com/neither-s…

A week of storms put the 22nd Sedona Plein Air Festival to the test. There are risks, rewards and financial realities in hosting a plein air event for a nonprofit arts organization. #PleinAirPainting #OutdoorPainting #LandscapePainting Learn more: watch-me-paint.com/plein-air…

Why do plein air painters end up covered in blue paint? A humorous look at oil painting, messy clothes, stained fingernails, and the hazards of painting outdoors. #OilPainting #ArtistLife #PaintingHumor Learn more: watch-me-paint.com/is-that-a…

Learn how to mix beautiful, natural greens for landscape painting. Discover how light affects color perception and why varied greens bring your paintings to life. #DevelopYourPaintingStyle #FindYourArtisticVoice #PaintingTips Learn more: watch-me-paint.com/monday-mo…

Learn how to develop an authentic painting style without falling into mannerism or caricature. Discover how observation, experimentation, and fresh decisions keep your art growing. #DevelopYourPaintingStyle #FindYourArtisticVoice #PaintingTips Learn more: watch-me-paint.com/how-to-de…

Stapleton Park, 1877, John Atkinson Grimshaw Discover the surprising colors of the night sky and learn how airglow, moonlight, and color perception influence painting nocturnes. #NocturnePainting #PaintingNightSkies #LandscapePainting Learn more: watch-me-paint.com/is-the-ni…

Learn how to improve your painting technique with deliberate brushstrokes, cleaner color mixtures and stronger lights and darks. Stop fussing and paint with confidence. #PaintingTips #LearnToPaint #MondayMorningArtSchool Learn more: watch-me-paint.com/morning-a…

What do great artists have in common? Not perfection. They observe closely, make deliberate choices, embrace imperfection, and keep painting until their work communicates. #GreatArtists #ArtisticGrowth #PaintingTips Learn more: watch-me-paint.com/what-grea…

A farm scene painted from observation and memory, blending a Berkshires barn with my childhood experience growing up on a New York farm. #BarnPainting #PleinAirPainting #LandscapePainting Learn more: watch-me-paint.com/barn-hill…

Learn how to analyze a painting while you’re still making it using distance, squinting, design elements, value, composition, and focused questions. #MondayMorningArtSchool #PaintingCritique #ArtSelfCritique Learn more: watch-me-paint.com/monday-mo…

What is a nocturne? Join me as I explore the meaning of nocturne painting, from Frederic Remington’s evocative night scenes to the challenges of painting darkness and atmosphere. #NocturnePainting #PaintingTheNight #FredericRemington Learn more: watch-me-paint.com/painting-…

Explore three new winter painting classes: Cozy Winter Painting, Painting Figures in Real Spaces, and Painting Nocturnes. #WinterPainting #OnlinePaintingClasses #PaintingNocturnes Learn more: watch-me-paint.com/what-do-i…

Learn to draw what you actually see instead of what you know. This simple drawing exercise uses abstract shapes to train observation and improve accurate drawing. #DrawingTips #LearnToDraw #MondayMorningArtSchool Learn more: watch-me-paint.com/monday-mo…

Discover where to see Carol L. Douglas’s paintings this fall, from Maine art exhibitions and charity auctions to a national juried show in California. #MaineArt #OctoberArtExhibitions #PleinAirPainting Learn more: watch-me-paint.com/october-a…

Discover Drawn to Creation: Two Views, a joint exhibition in Rockport, Maine, featuring Carol Douglas’s oil landscapes and Naomi Aho’s intricate pencil drawings. #MaineArt #LandscapePainting #RockportMaineArt Learn more: watch-me-paint.com/drawn-to-…

You don’t need more art supplies to become a better painter. Learn why painting practice, seeing, drawing, design, and good instruction matter more than another new brush or tube of paint. #ArtSupplies #PaintingTips #MondayMorningArtSchool Learn more: watch-me-paint.com/monday-mo…

Juried art shows and art sales are full of surprises. Discover why rejection and unsold paintings don’t define your success as an artist. #JuriedArtShows #SellingOriginalArt #PleinAirPainting Learn more: watch-me-paint.com/the-fickl…