No more painting today
Tara Choate Well, I did it. In fact, I more than did it. I got three paintings done, matted and framed, and entered in the Hillsboro Plein Air Plus for judging. “In…
Tara Choate
Day 1 and I should be halfway done…
So I woke up the morning and made my way across town to participate in the Hillsboro Plein Air Plus event. I scoped out the park I planned to paint…
Cheating (ever so slightly…)
Tonight I am forced to cheat a little on my painting a day challenge. 1. I did do a painting (technically a mixed media) but it is currently covered in…
Traverse… super quick
Tonight I went out to a painting class at Angie Grainger‘s. She had just come back from a Robert Burridge seminar and had us do a warm up: we mixed…
Marsh Song
I took the reference photo for this near Cascade Head on the Audubon Society of Lincoln City’s monthly trip.
Red & a Rant
Today on my “Walk the dog everyday” challenge, the bonus was to be inspired by something red. I was a little short on inspiration, so I went looking through my…
September 7 Painting (Painting a Day Challenge)
I started this painting as a study for a piece my friend asked me to make. I now know that this composition and technique won’t work… Good knowledge to have…
Kevin MacPherson Demo
Today I went to a demo out at Cathedral Park by a painter named Kevin MacPherson. Customize your own slideshow It was a very educational day and I learned a…
Summer mascot
Today before settling down to paint we took a long hike in Canemah. On a whim we “stopped by” the area where I have seen my great horned owl several…