Welcome! I’m Carrie Glessner, a watercolor and gouache artist living in northern Vermont. When I was a kid, I was always the one asking “but why?” and basically, I never stopped. That means I’m now a painter with a lot of questions about paint! Luckily, I also love to do research, and I love to write… Sounds like a blog to me!
I hope to offer something harder-to-find with this blog: Fact-based articles delivered right to your inbox so you can enjoy some thought-provoking writing without having to venture into the wilds of Tiktok or suffer through a 20 minute review video.
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Latest Posts:
Paint Nerd Blog Is On Summer Break
I started this blog in October of 2025 as way to indulge my desire to research nerdy painting topics and challenge myself to write more, while also hopefully creating a useful resource for others. I knew if I didn’t make a regular schedule for myself, I probably wouldn’t stick with it – so I set…
Singing the Prussian Blues
Prussian Blue is a lovely color – but can it be trusted? History, chemistry, and testing have the answers.
Quick, It’s Plein Air Season! A No-Fuss Guide to Get You Painting Outdoors In Less Than An Hour
Here in Northern Vermont, spring is fleeting and summer is short. These first sunny days are treasures, not to be wasted. I want to spend them outdoors, and I want to be painting! Lucky for all of you, today is raining and 37 degrees, so I’m going to write about painting outdoors instead of actually…
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