Technique vs. immitation
Tara Choate 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!…
Painting
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…
And away they go
Yesterday I went down to the UPS Store and shipped my three Equine Art entries up to Emerald Downs. They need to arrive by Tuesday (UPS Store claimed they would…
Finishing “Comin'”
I took “Comin'” to my critique group on June 17th. When you go to a critique group, it’s important to keep your ears open and your mouth shut. I don’t…
Off to Smith Rock – Day 1 (Friday)
So Friday I left work and drove over to Redmond. I made pretty good time, though there was an accident along the highway that held traffic up for a while.…
Smith Rock Paint Out
This weekend I ran away from home to Redmond, in eastern Oregon. As usual (at least for me) where I was going was a different place than I thought, but…
Getting my paintings in a row
Once again, painting night has rolled around. Tomorrow is the final critique group before I have to ship my paintings up to Equine Art. “Shoes and Shadows” has come back…
Sales, production, & reference photos at OSBC
Today’s post will be mostly pictures. 1. Sales I sold three small pieces and one large piece: “Roan on a Stroll.” The new owner of “Roan” saw it and liked…