Tag Archives: Still Life

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 – 12/1/20

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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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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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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