Class: Writing & Illustrating Children’s Books (Week 1)
Tara Choate Well, after that last post, I could use some actual art-related posts. Luckily, I’ve been taking a couple of classes, so I have lots to talk about. For the last…
Painting
The process of “finishing”
As I said to my mom tonight, for me, finishing a painting is less about actually being done and more about running out of time. As you may remember, I…
All the pretty horses
Once again, I have to make my appologies for over a month without blogging. I really have no good excuses. In fact, the less said, perhaps the better. Let me…
Ruth Ellen Hoag – Day 3
Today was the final day of the Ruth Ellen Hoag workshop. Ruth started the day with a challenge. She showed us some very contemporary work by artist Brenda Goodman and…
Ruth Ellen Hoag – Day 2
Right up front I’m gonna apologize for the poor quality images today; I forgot my camera and took these with my Kindle. They are blown out, skewed, and cut off…
Ruth Ellen Hoag – Day 1
I am running amok yet again. In a brave move to escape my normal life (and try to get painting again) I signed up for a workshop entitled “Simplicity and…
I finished a painting (miracles do happen)
Before I begin, let me start with a complete off course. Thank goodness for 911 and ambulances. In general, but also specifically as today my mom had cause to use…
Margaret Godfrey workshop, day 2
Yes, I’m a day late with this post. My excuse is just that learning stuff is hard work. Saturday (day 2) of the workshop focused on allowing students to explore…
Margaret Godfrey workshop, day 1
I have been really struggling to paint the last few months. Moving and then the holidays just really took the wind out of whatever sails were still around. So, when…