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Carol Lambert Artist

Website of Carol Lambert, Artist, Anchorage, Alaska. Paintings, drawings, and prints inspired by Alaska, mythology, nature, and close observation.

Category Archives: oil painting

Mary Ida Henrikson: Why Art Comes First

April 26, 2018 by Carol Lambert 4 Comments

In this chapter of Diary of a Stealth Sketcher I am honored to bring you an interview with guest artist Mary Ida Henrikson. I met Mary Ida Henrikson in 1970, when she was completing her MFA at Claremont Graduate University. After graduate school, she made her living on the ocean, on the pipeline, and in… Read more

Filed Under: Alaska, botanical art, drawings and studies, landscape, oil painting

Fast, Fun, Furious Portraits: The Gift of a Deadline

May 2, 2017 by Carol Lambert 2 Comments

I like a challenge. Recently I have been getting together with some fellow painters to work on portraits. We paint for 3 hours, and the challenge is always to finish before the last bell rings. After holding a pose under lights, the model is surely done, but are we? These portraits are teaching me to focus.  … Read more

Filed Under: drawings and studies, figures, oil painting, portrait Tagged With: color

Drawing Skulls, Animal and Human

October 21, 2016 by Carol Lambert 1 Comment

A skull can be a treasure for an artist. Skulls show us the intricate architecture of tooth and bone, the structures beneath skin and fur. They let us see how creatures live and die. We can use them to compare different species, and individuals within a species. To an artist whose work includes portraits, figures, or wildlife,… Read more

Filed Under: Alaska, drawings and studies, oil painting, still life Tagged With: anatomy, ramed work, wildlife

Monotype or Monoprint? Examples, with Wine

October 6, 2016 by Carol Lambert Leave a Comment

This post is all about vines and vineyards. As we sip our Cabernet, I will also tell you about two varieties of fine art prints. I’m talking about monotypes and monoprints. Know the difference? Most people don’t, and I didn’t either until I started making them. However, these are good terms to learn, because they have to… Read more

Filed Under: landscape, oil painting, printmaking, still life Tagged With: framed work, monoprint, monotype

Art Takes Time

May 27, 2016 by Carol Lambert Leave a Comment

Art takes time, then it’s done. The painting that was on my easel for 8 weeks is finished! In my last post I estimated I would complete the painting in 20 hours. I needed 50. You might think that I work too slowly, and you might be right, but art takes time. Whatever I choose to paint,… Read more

Filed Under: Alaska, drawings and studies, figures, landscape, oil painting, printmaking, still life, video, work in progress Tagged With: artist photo, etching, flowers, framed work

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