Category Archives: oil painting

Light & White

Posted on May 13, 2021 by Carol

Painting from observation becomes tricky when the scene is ephemeral. With the fresh morning snow? or just the greenery of 11am? Backlit still life? Sure! Easy Peasy. We set ourselves up for challenges and then complain. This was my February.

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Painting Through a Vermont Winter

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Carol

I shifted things around and got myself a functioning studio, just a little chilly in February – time to look into diy insulation.

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What’s on my easel, 12/9/20

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Carol

Finished Wednesday morning, the West River from the dining room. Lush wet on wet oil paints using both brushes and palette knives. Oil on canvas, 11×14 inches.

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What’s on my easel – 12/1/20

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Carol

Make tea, make art. Oil paint on canvas. 8×8 inches.

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The Studios are open!

Posted on October 4, 2020 by Carol

Brookline Open Studios & Marketplace are open and virtual. Yeah, it’s 2020.

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A Mid-Summer Photo Shoot

Posted on September 14, 2020 by Carol

Before a Vermont vacation, there was photography.

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Poppies in Progress

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Carol

As usual, I’m not effectively asserting control over my life and did not get to the studio this weekend, but I got an electrician in for badly needed fixes! This has happened in the past month. Work In Progress.

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1st time out for Plein Air is always . . . an event?

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Carol

First time out to paint this spring, trying out a newish easel at my favorite empty industrial park – yes, it’s 2020. Was close to finished and the wind blew everything over and smeared the painting. Nowhere to go but … Continue reading →

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