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Tara Choate I am home sick today. The dogs don’t believe in sick, so I had to take them for some short walks. I have started Vinita Pappas‘ new Messy Palette Club…
Painting
Francesco Fontana Workshop
After the convention was over, the real fun of the Francesco Fontana workshop began. Monday – Value After getting the room and various logistics set up, our group of 26…
Apparently no one reads minds
So… It’s over. The convention. The workshop. It’s all over. Or that’s my story as I work my way through a list of final things to do: Write thank you…
Ode to the Volunteer
Today “my” show began. It started early for me, putting up signs and picking up paintings from the shipping place. I started to see paintings floating toward the gallery… But…
Dictator fantasies and Pintrest surfing
It occurred to me a few minutes ago as I was surfing Pintrest for “job chart for adults at a convention” that I may have snapped. After more than two…
Student Issues
One of the perks of being an adult (there really aren’t too many when you think about it) is the right to go off track when you take a class…
Class: Writing & Illustrating Children’s Books (Week 4-5)
I don’t know where the last few weeks has gone, but Thursday my Writing and illustrating Children’s Books class ended with the remaining students (5 out of more than a…
Class: Messy Palette Club (week 4)
The heat drove me from Salem down to the beach to see my mom. I took my paints with me so I would have an excuse other than heat for…
Class: Messy Palette Club (week 3)
It’s catch up time again! This week the focus was simplifying the major landscape elements. We were challenged to do a painting, selecting five key parts and to work out…