Amok at the Easel
Tara Choate The other day I was driving somewhere, and my mind was drifting (as my mind is prone to do). I got to thinking about the state of my artistic practice.…
Painting
Time doesn’t return
“Here’s a wake-up call to anyone who feels the call to make art: Don’t WAIT! Start small, start with a sketchbook, collage or something you can make at your kitchen…
Spuddle, Double and Chuckle! Oh, never Subtle.
Spuddle: A useful verb from the 17th century that means to work feebly and ineffectively, because your mind is elsewhere, or you haven’t quite woken up yet. To be extremely…
Layers
Some of you may notice that I didn’t post last week. That was a deliberate decision on my part. I had made it through a week of work and then…
Wound-i-er and wind-i-er
It’s been a busy week here at the Choate Den. Let’s do a recap and see if I can present a lesson. (Spoiler: I actually do!) Strada September Challenge As…
What I meant to write
Art shows always seem to come at the same time. Feast or famine. It would be great to have one a month, but it’s more likely you’ll have five in…
Overcommitted and brief
I had every intention of writing a big long post, because I have lots to report and many paintings. And the day and weekend caught up with me. And my…
So now what?
For the last three weeks, I’ve been exploring the idea of artistic style. Week one was about determining if my style was noticeable. Week two explored what elements of style…
A plan forms (in the middle)
As usual, I came up with a plan for this series someplace in the middle of the process. I’ve had the idea for a series on painting style for a…