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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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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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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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A virtual exhibit –

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Carol

EARTH MONTH: FRESHWATER AND OUR WATERSHED April 15 – May 20, 2020 – a virtual exhibit through Concord Umbrella, includes 2 of my plein air pieces painted at Mass Audubon’s Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary. From the website: Water in all its … 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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