Still here
Tara Choate With October “in the bag” as they say, I’m looking forward to a quieter winter. Today I finished the last of a series of classes and then looked around an…
Birding
Shows, skies, savannahs, and Sheltie
I survived the Open Studios of Beavercreek show and even sold some paintings! I think this is a great venue and hope that with long term exposure I can build…
Recap of the week
For a long time I’ve known that October would be a busy month; the WSO convention, Open Studios of Beavercreek, and my Kentucky trip were back-to-back this month. With recent…
Randomly… because that’s all I’m capable of
1. It’s Friday after an intense few days. I am taking the day off and as I sit here doing, well, nothing, I totally think it was a good move.…
-2 -1 +3 -1 = forward steps
Today I spent the largest part of the day running errands, mostly involving art. And when I dropped off the painting to go to Medford, it was a little like…
I guess we all forget something
So yesterday I forgot to post my painting. I did it. I took a picture. I got all my images together to create a post. And then… I guess I…
Inspired by everything
Last fall I was driving home from the Watercolor Society of Oregon convention in Bandon, Oregon, when i saw an egret in a field/pond beside the road. I stopped and…
And I almost didn’t make it…
Today painting inspiration was thin on the ground and it took me until the last hours of my day to get to the drawing board. Things like grocery shopping, laundry,…
Marsh Song
I took the reference photo for this near Cascade Head on the Audubon Society of Lincoln City’s monthly trip.