Flirting with the finish line
Tara Choate This weekend is essentially “the end” of the painting push. I will devote next weekend to sealing and preparing the paintings for hanging. So, where did I end up? I’m…
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The best (and the worst)
Sometimes (most times) I feel like Facebook doesn’t give a very even picture of an actual event. For example, this weekend… Friday, Key and I loaded up in the car…
When is enough, Enough?
Two weeks ago when I posted, I was feeling nervous. My show was in just over a month and it felt like there was a ton to do. The promo…
Will they have art therapy in the funny farm?
I was just messaging an artist friend and I was assuring her that I was TOTALLY sane after a weekend of painting. The dog project continues, and I feel like…
The Panic Zone
I think I have officially entered the panic stage of this experiment. Several things have happened in the last week. I took half the paintings to my critique group. They…
meraki
Thank you to Ruth Armitage who used this as a blog post title. I’ve had it written down ever since! meraki meraki Meraki is a Greek word that describes doing…
rhopography
rhopography, n.: “Chiefly in painting: a depiction of subject matter considered insignificant or trivial, as still life, the domestic interior, animals, etc.” I have been wanting to use that word-of-the-day…
2020 Goals
Heading into 2020, I feel a little daunted. Last year I put my goals in a new format in an attempt to recognize that it would be a tough year…
How’s the blogging going – 2019 version
For each of the six years I have been blogging, I have posted a fairly geeky post about my progress and numbers. It’s something I look forward to, and it…