Carol Douglas, Actually I Can 13 Jul – 27 Oct 2024 YSP Centre
About the artist:
Carol Douglas is a York based artist whose work is focused upon painting everyday objects and people in an abstracted form, encompassing our everyday lives and the objects which surround us.
Choosing to paint in acrylics on canvas, using small foam rollers rather than the traditional paint brush, Carol achieves flat surfaces, building up layer after layer to achieve the desired effect in her muted, earthy colour palette of greys, browns and mustards with the occasional highlight of oil pastel to define a shape or add an accent to a face.
Carol Douglas enrolled onto an art foundation course at York College in her 60’s after having a very successful career as a sociologist and community
worker and excelled as a student. Now in her 70’s Carol has exhibited within several galleries in the UK showing her work which is inspired by themes of domestic interiors, objects and abstracted figures.
Having travelled widely, and having great interest in architecture and interior design, her influences comes from many places, but her aesthetic is informed by the work of John Bratby, a kitchen sink painter whose reference is images of friends and family surrounded by domestic life, Rose Wylie and Philip Guston who produce what appear to be unconstructed images, using the flat plane and lack of perspective in the same abstracted way Douglas chooses also feature and inspire her to create scenes of domestic objectivity.
We have chosen Actually I Can, as the title of this exhibition after Douglas was led to believe at a young age that she needed to train to become anything other than an artist, believing there were little career prospects in the profession. However, with a sense of great determination and an enormous passion in her 60’s, Douglas embarked upon a new chapter in her life and is forging herself a successful painting career whilst becoming recognised as one of the most interesting upcoming painters of today. Since Douglas began painting in 2017, Carol Douglas has produced still lives, abstract and figurative paintings all of which will be shown in the exhibition, revisiting favourite sources of inspiration, whilst developing paintings which include and present figures in the landscape for the very first time. With a strong signature colour palette of muted earthy tones, there is great synergy between YSP’s landscape, and the paintings Douglas creates.
“I experiment with mono-printing on fabric, painting on hessian, blind drawing and painting and collage as well as traditional painting styles. I also like to play with the concept of scale, transferring images between different size canvasses.
I hope that people who see my work find it both visually exciting and somewhat amusing. The domestic has always been my focus and speaks of my personality and history.”
Carol Douglas, Spring Meeting I, 2024
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 30 x 30cm
- Framed size: 34.6 x 34.6cm
Carol Douglas, Spring Meeting II, 2024
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 30 x 30cm
- Framed size: 34.6 x 34.6cm
Carol Douglas, Spring Meeting III, 2024
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 30 x 30cm
- Framed size: 34.6 x 34.6cm
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 60 x 60cm
- Framed size: 64.6 x 64.6cm
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canas size: 100 x 100cm
- Framed size: 104.6 x 104.6cm
£1,200
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 100 x 100cm
- Framed size: 104.6 x 104.6cm
£1,200
Carol Douglas, Conversation, 2023
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canas size: 100 x 100cm
- Framed size: 104.6 x 104.6cm
£1,200
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 100 x 120cm
- Framed size: 104.6 x 124.6cm
£1,430
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 100 x 120cm
- Framed size: 104.6 x 124.6cm
£1,430
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 50 x 100cm
- Framed size: 54.6 x 104.6cm
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 50 x 100cm
- Framed size: 54.6 x 104.6cm
Carol Douglas, Conversation III, 2023
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 50 x 100cm
- Framed size: 54.6 x 104.6cm
Carol Douglas, Conversation II, 2023
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 50 x 100cm
- Framed size: 54.6 x 104.6cm
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 30 x 23cm
- Framed size: 34.6 x 27.6cm
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 30 x 23cm
- Framed size: 34.6 x 27.6cm
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 30 x 23cm
- Framed size: 34.6 x 27.6cm
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 30 x 23cm
- Framed size: 34.6 x 27.6cm
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 30 x 23cm
- Framed size: 34.6 x 27.6cm
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 50 x 50cm
- Framed size: 54.6 x 54.6cm
Carol Douglas, Passing Conversation, 2023
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 50 x 50cm
- Framed size: 54.6 x 54.6cm
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 40 x 40cm
- Framed size: 44.6 x 44.6cm
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 40 x 40cm
- Framed size: 44.6 x 44.6cm
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 50 x 100cm
- Framed size: 54.6 x 104.6cm
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 50 x 100cm
- Framed size: 54.6 x 104.6cm
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 50 x 100cm
- Framed size: 54.6 x 104.6cm
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 50 x 100cm
- Framed size: 54.6 x 104.6cm
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 50 x 50cm
- Framed size: 54.6 x 54.6cm
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 40 x 40cm
- Framed size: 44.6 x 44.6cm
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 40 x 40cm
- Framed size: 44.6 x 44.6cm
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 30 x 30cm
- Framed Size: 34.6 x 34.6cm
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 30 x 30cm
- Framed Size: 34.6 x 34.6cm
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 30 x 30cm
- Framed Size: 34.6 x 34.6cm
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 30 x 30cm
- Framed Size: 34.6 x 34.6cm
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 30 x 30cm
- Framed Size: 34.6 x 34.6cm
Carol Douglas, Check Table Cloth II, 2023
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 30 x 30cm
- Framed Size: 34.6 x 34.6cm
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 60 x 60cm
- Framed Size: 64.6 x 64.6cm
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 60 x 60cm
- Framed Size: 64.6 x 64.6cm
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 100 x 100cm
- Framed size: 104.6 x 104.6cm
£1,200
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 100 x 100cm
- Framed size: 104.6 x 104.6cm
£1,200
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 60 x 60cm
- Framed Size: 64.6 x 64.6cm
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 60 x 60cm
- Framed Size: 64.6 x 64.6cm
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 30 x 30cm
- Framed Size: 34.6 x 34.6cm
Carol Douglas, Check Table Cloth III, 2023
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 30 x 30cm
- Framed Size: 34.6 x 34.6cm
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 30 x 30cm
- Framed Size: 34.6 x 34.6cm
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 30 x 30cm
- Framed Size: 34.6 x 34.6cm
Carol Douglas, Check Table Cloth, 2023
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 30 x 30cm
- Framed Size: 34.6 x 34.6cm
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 30 x 30cm
- Framed Size: 34.6 x 34.6cm
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 100 x 100cm
- Framed size: 104.6 x 104.6cm
£1,200
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An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 100 x 100cm
- Framed size: 104.6 x 104.6cm
£1,200
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 100 x 100cm
- Framed size: 104.6 x 104.6cm
£1,200
An original painting by Carol Douglas, created for her solo exhibition, Actually I Can, 2024.
- Materials: acrylic paints and oil pastels on canvas.
- Framed in a wooden tray frame finished in white.
- Canvas size: 100 x 100cm
- Framed size: 104.6 x 104.6cm
£1,200
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