Layers
Tara Choate This weekend I pulled out my sumi ink and pastels to do some exercises as learned by the fabulous Dawn Emerson. I have been thinking a lot about how representational…
Tara Choate
Random Interests
In the interest of getting a post out, this is going to be a random post. How can it be November and just a week or so to Thanksgiving? I…
Art Withdrawal Therapy – Phase 1: Apply Paint
Coming back to real life after my exciting PARIS! trip took a couple of weeks. Last weekend I finished up my planned blog posts and looked around. “I guess I…
(Not) Paris! (Part 5)
In addition to being a working member of society (stop laughing), I am also a pet owner. A trip like Paris! doesn’t just happen. Time off needs to be requested,…
Paris! (Part 4)
This is my final post in this series. I hope you have enjoyed the journey! October 8 – Auteuil If I had once piece of advice to give to horse…
Paris! (Part 3)
I thought I covered three days in my last post, but the next day I realized I only got to two. This coming back is hard work! There are numbers…
Paris! (Part 2)
Continued from Part 1. September 30 – Musee D’Orsay Saturday my big goal was the Musee D’Orsay. While I had expected the love the Louvre, the breadth of the Impressionists…
Paris! (Part 1)
I have returned from Paris, safe and sound (other than a lingering cold (NOT Covid)), full of thoughts and stories and photos and inspiration. Over the last couple of weeks,…
Big Days
A few years ago, I had an opportunity to go out to dinner with my cousins, the children of my mom’s sister. As we were eating, the topic of visiting…