Pencil Polka
Tara Choate Sketching is like dancing. It’s process as much as product. You can turn your head off and just sort of dissolve into the now. Doing a giant, super thought-out painting…
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Imbrication
Imbrication (noun): Overlapping and forming a regular pattern; an overlapping of edges (as of tiles or scales). This week I have found myself drawn back into the black and white…
Subsequently
Sometimes I sit down to write and I have this big idea, but I can’t figure out how to describe it. That’s where I’m at today. So, rather than fight,…
One thing at a time (on a good day)
For a while now, I’ve told people, humorously, that I can barely do one thing at a time. I remember when I could do lots of things, seemingly simultaneously, I…
Whatever
After my parents retired, particularly my mom, I was amazed that they ever had time to work. There was always a party or meeting or some other event they were…
Wayward
I searched for this word/feeling on Google, but I couldn’t find it. Maybe it doesn’t exist? The feeling that you want to get somewhere, and you know the somewhere exists,…
Tell and Show
While my sabbatical, and the events leading up to it, have dominated the blog for the last few months, I’ve been getting in some painting time. Additionally, other artistic projects…
Taking my bearings
Bearing (noun): a) the situation or horizontal direction of one point with respect to another or to the compass b) a determination of position c) comprehension of one’s position, environment,…
Detox
I’ve been thinking about detoxification a lot this week. detoxification (noun) Biochemistry. the metabolic process by which toxins are changed into less toxic or more readily excretable substances. The act…