Out with the old…
Tara Choate The last half of December always feels like a march through a marshmallow. I’m going along, trying to get things done, and then something sparkly or sweet comes along. Days…
Painting
A new thing called “subtle”
This week was busy (I had to work five whole days! It was awful!) and I was tired at the end of it. My list of goals was small, which…
Important
“We must paint only what is important to us, must not respond to outside demands. They do not know what they want, or what we have to give.” – Robert…
pareidolia
pareidolia: the perception of apparently significant patterns or recognizable images, especially faces, in random or accidental arrangements of shapes and lines. pareidolia: the human tendency to find patterns in experiences…
A Different Sort of Art
I am the (volunteer) webmaster for the Watercolor Society of Oregon. It’s not a big deal, except when it is. And the last couple of years, with the increased demands…
Home again, Jiggity Jig
Tonight will be a short post because I’m tired and I don’t have a lot to say. Obviously, we are all home again from our time at the beach house.…
Lesley Humphrey “Workshop” – Day 4 (sort of)
Today I did watch the 4th (and final) video in Lesley Humprey’s painting horses series. However, I did no painting of horses. Debbie Loyd, a magnificent painter I have known…
Lesley Humphrey “Workshop” – Day 2 and 3
Progress is not linear, and some days that is more evident than others. Yesterday, I had two art experiences. First, I listened to Renee Kahn through a presentation by the…
Lesley Humphrey “Workshop” – Day 1
I am not famed for my flexibility. If I have a plan, that’s it. I hate a change. I’m not change resistant; I don’t resist just because something is changing.…