Interesting times
Tara Choate Lately, life has felt like that old Chinese curse, “May you live in interesting times.” I don’t think I’m alone! Interesting is part of the reason I haven’t updated my…
Painting
Chapters
I’ve been thinking a lot about chapters. According to the Mirriam Webster dictionary, chapter has at least three definitions, including this one: period of time that is very different from…
Flirting with the finish line
This weekend is essentially “the end” of the painting push. I will devote next weekend to sealing and preparing the paintings for hanging. So, where did I end up? I’m…
When is enough, Enough?
Two weeks ago when I posted, I was feeling nervous. My show was in just over a month and it felt like there was a ton to do. The promo…
Will they have art therapy in the funny farm?
I was just messaging an artist friend and I was assuring her that I was TOTALLY sane after a weekend of painting. The dog project continues, and I feel like…
The Panic Zone
I think I have officially entered the panic stage of this experiment. Several things have happened in the last week. I took half the paintings to my critique group. They…
meraki
Thank you to Ruth Armitage who used this as a blog post title. I’ve had it written down ever since! meraki meraki Meraki is a Greek word that describes doing…
rhopography
rhopography, n.: “Chiefly in painting: a depiction of subject matter considered insignificant or trivial, as still life, the domestic interior, animals, etc.” I have been wanting to use that word-of-the-day…
Deadline? What deadline?
For those of you who are counting (not that I’m among them…) I have ten (10) weeks until I need to be ready for my show at the Salem Art…