Layers
Tara Choate This weekend I pulled out my sumi ink and pastels to do some exercises as learned by the fabulous Dawn Emerson. I have been thinking a lot about how representational…
Painting
Random Interests
In the interest of getting a post out, this is going to be a random post. How can it be November and just a week or so to Thanksgiving? I…
Art Withdrawal Therapy – Phase 1: Apply Paint
Coming back to real life after my exciting PARIS! trip took a couple of weeks. Last weekend I finished up my planned blog posts and looked around. “I guess I…
Look away from the bright light…
Hello all. I apologize for the radio silence. I got a little discouraged with the low response to my last post, which made it easier to just procrastinate. The good…
It’s all art supplies
The grumbling began when I began the decennial pruning of my mom’s rhodies. Mom loved rhodies, particularly the big red-flowering ones that bloom spectacularly each May. I like rhodies, too.…
Pithy Post
Howdy, folks. Well, I had a nice, productive weekend. Yard work, house maintenance, food prep, laundry. I managed to sneak in some painting time, but the results are not new;…
Painting. Survival. Painting.
Hello, friends. Apologies for the radio silence. It’s been hectic. As I posted two weeks ago, the last couple of weeks have been focused on the 2nd Annual Coastal Plein…
Negatively Defined
Doing a bad painting is very discouraging. You started with such high hopes, and suddenly you are looking at a piece of paper with some squiggles and blotches on it.…
Exhibit Lottery, Show Selections
It’s so sad when the mind starts to go. I called a friend on Thursday (the 6th) night, completely panicked. “The NWWS deadline is the 9th!” She agreed. “That’s tomorrow!”…