September 7 Painting (Painting a Day Challenge)
Tara Choate I started this painting as a study for a piece my friend asked me to make. I now know that this composition and technique won’t work… Good knowledge to have…
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Kevin MacPherson Demo
Today I went to a demo out at Cathedral Park by a painter named Kevin MacPherson. Customize your own slideshow It was a very educational day and I learned a…
September 4 Painting (Painting a Day Challenge)
Tired again. So… this is my cat Bella lounging in the Labor Day sun. Tentative title: “Labor Day.”
September 3 Painting (Painting a Day Challenge)
I noticed on the page of the gal who is posting this challenge that she is writing about what inspired each of her paintings. But I’m too tired tonight… You’ll…
September = Challenges
So maybe it’s the cooler whether, but when I flipped the calendar over yesterday I felt completely inspired to tackle a few challenges. First, I signed Finn and I up…
Prepping for Hillsboro
Saturday afternoon I drove back from the beach with a stop to do some scouting at Rood Bridge Park in Hillsboro, one of three potential plein air sites at the…
All for a reference photo
Friday morning I got up and headed down to the beach to see my parents. Just as I was leaving Sheridan, I saw a small herd of elk running beside…
Good Reminder
When painting, and even more when submitting paintings into shows, I have to remind myself over and over again that art is subjective. This can be hard to accept. It…
Plein Air (finally)
Saturday was the Three Rivers Artist Guild‘s Art on the Lawn, in conjuction with the The McLoughlin Memorial Association. While attendance was not what I hoped, it was a beautiful…