Category Archives: Still Life

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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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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A Mid-Summer Photo Shoot

Posted on September 14, 2020 by Carol

Before a Vermont vacation, there was photography.

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Gouache studies: perfect for working at home.

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Carol

Here’s some gouache floral studies from the past 6 weeks – perfect for sweaty evenings during this scorching summer.    

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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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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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Art in the Time of Corona: week 1

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Carol

My oil paints are in my studio, my acrylics are in a barn in Vermont and I, now with the attention span of a fruit fly, am sequestered at home with gouache, watercolors, pastels, crayons, inks and, thankfully, paper. It’s … Continue reading →

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Beginning: cyclamen

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Carol

Scaling up to a 24×24 canvas. I want a bit more freedom & broad strokes that can come with this scale. I will be limited to just daytime painting to add a bit of backlight.

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