Raptor Sketching
Tara Choate Last night I drove down to the Brownsville Art Association for their “Sketchbook Club” night because they were having live raptors from the Cascades Raptor Center come in for posing.…
Painting
Fearful and Lazy Don’t Make a Good Combination
My house is 99% put together and lately it has become apparent that free time is starting to come my way again. Tonight, I sat down and realized the dog…
Finally! A painting post!
Well, folks, it may seem like a miracle, but after two months of painting hiatus, I am back. I’m moved. I’m installed. I have a nice studio. So, when I…
Dropping Off
Saturday I plan to drop off three paintings for various shows. First, I intend to drop off my 6″x6″ canvas for the Wild Art Project at the November 21-22 the…
Let the sorting begin
Sorting is any process of arranging items systematically, and has two common, yet distinct meanings: ordering: arranging items in a sequence ordered by some criterion; categorizing: grouping items with similar…
Getting in some promotion
I have a confession. I really hate the promotion side of this whole art thing. I like the painting part, but getting out there and selling paintings is not great…
Where to start…?
I arrived home about three hours ago and have spent that time wandering around the house trying to figure out a game plan. I think my game plan is to…
Not a single photo to show for it
The last week has literally carried me all around the state. When I was hired at OWEB, one of the exciting parts of my job was an opportunity to travel…
The value of critique group
Last Thursday I attended critique group. I had two pieces to be worked and one “show and tell”. I started out explaining I was competing in the 30 Paintings in…