Plein Air Production
The last couple of weeks have been busy. The Pacific Artists Co-Op Gallery has been a little short-staffed, due to two artists being out for medical issues, so I have…
The last couple of weeks have been busy. The Pacific Artists Co-Op Gallery has been a little short-staffed, due to two artists being out for medical issues, so I have…
Meliorism: the belief that the world can be made better by human effort. (Alternate definition: the belief that the world tends to improve and that humans can aid its betterment.)…
Q: What are two of Tara’s favorite things. If I was running the world, I would add weather holidays to the agenda. The first fine day of spring, the first…
Recently, I learned that 2025 has been the hottest year ever recorded on earth. After I got done screaming, “The sky is falling”–and understand, I only stopped because I got…
For a variety of reasons, it’s been a tough week. I woke up this morning in bad mood. Sometimes when I’m feeling cranky, I’m able to channel that feeling into…
Grand Passion (1994) by one of my favorite authors, Jayne Ann Krentz, has a subplot I have always found delightful. The female lead has published a book and is about…
Last weekend I participated in my third Art on the Edge Studio Tour. The first year (2023) was a great experience. The second year (2024) was pleasant, but not profitable.…
I have said it before (repeatedly), and I’m sure I’ll say it again; if it wasn’t for the last minute, nothing would get done. This time, at the last minute,…
Going to any kind of workshop is like plunging into a pool; you take a deep breath and jump. Last Thursday (April 3) I travelled down to Grants Pass to…