Know when to give up
Tara Choate So tonight was my self-imposed painting night. It’s been a tiring week, but I settled down to paint anyway. I was pleased with myself. I started with “Twilight Flight.” It’s…
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Paint me!
Someone recently asked me how long it takes me to complete a painting. Every artist has heard this question and has their own response, the most realistic being “it took…
Dreams, wishes & work
California Chrome won the Preakness. Stacey and General George made the top 10 and will do their freestyle. One goal down, two to go. And I finished a 5K walk.…
Horse Madness
This is one of my favorite times of year for many reasons, not the least of which is that it is Triple Crown season. It’s like March Madness, except with…
Pours, Pollock, & Painting (I need a maid now)
I am taking a break from painting class for the summer for a variety of reasons, mostly having to do with my current stress levels. As part of this bargain…
Rest?
Each year I have vague ideas of making a New Year’s resolution to have complete rest one day a week. My basic thought is to have a day where I…
Right place
It’s been a busy day, full of my usual Saturday things. I went to the Farmer’s Market, an art class with Patricia Schmidt, dropped off a piece of art at…
The only constant is change
TGIF. The last couple of weeks have really taken it out of me. First, there is my new lifestyle; while I am already seeing changes and improvements such as better…
I’m not weighing my soul
Today is weigh-in day. Last week I lost a good chunk of weight for my first weigh-in, and that has helped make this week easier—that and not having a caffeine…