Author Archives: Carol

About Carol

A mild-mannered mom, and wielder of oil paint coated brushes.

A gouache afternoon, covid continues

Posted on May 9, 2020 by Carol

A quiet Saturday afternoon with my gouache and a handful of carnations. Nice to paint after all the ink drawings that I’ve been doing. In other living room/studio work, I’m taking tentative attempts with silver point and gessoing panels for … Continue reading →

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And then I have been sketching

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Carol

And then I have been sketching, mostly with a Japanese brush pen that still seems awkward. Just keeping things simple, like meditation.    

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Dead flowers – is it a Corona thing?

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Carol

I don’t have oil paints at home where I’ve been since March 13. I do have gouache, an opaque water soluble paint. A quick visit to my studio a month ago made clear to me that it wasn’t a good … Continue reading →

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Other things?

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Carol

Two images of iconic Boston views that I drew for my own coloring book were selected by Boston City Councilor Matt O’Malley for a #BosKidsatHome coloring book – have fun – http://www.votemattomalley.com/boskids  

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