September 5 – A little cheat on an otherwise artistic day
Tara Choate I’m beginning to wonder about my integrity based on my headlines that last week, but the fact of the matter is that I can only make paint dry so fast,…
Painting
September 4 – Water promise
So, today I kept my promise to try water again. This is a branch above a little rapids along Mill Creek. I sort of think it looks better cropped. And…
September 3 – I lied
I said in my last post that I would do water today, but the clouds were so great I decided to paint them. There are a lot of trees around…
Sept 1 & 2
September 1 This is the traffic bridge along Summer St., looking west. A couple interesting notes. I grabbed the first sheet of paper I found, and from the way it’s…
History repeating
A year ago I decided to sign up for Leslie Saeta‘s 30 Paintings in 30 Days challenge. I got to day 27 and then life hit the skids This artistic…
Smokey and dry with a chance of painting
As I mentioned in my last post, I am a bit side-lined right now with an injured shoulder (for those that inquired, it is not a dramatic story, just a…
Technique vs. immitation
Before I launch into my artistic musings, I have exciting news to report: “Shoes and Shadows” got into the American Academy of Equine Art Fall Open Juried Exhibition & Sale!…
Someone Else’s Palette
A few months ago I went to an estate sale of a Watercolor Society of Oregon member named Carol Winchester. At the sale I picked up 50 sheets of watercolor…
No, I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth
It’s been a couple of weeks since I have updated the blog. Part of that has been I’ve just been trying to give myself a break, and part of that…