Overcommitted and brief
Tara Choate 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…
Painting
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…
Then a survey
Take a simple survey (this link will take you off this site.) Style is a fairly encompassing term which can refer to several aspects of art. Style can mean the…
Starting with a Quiz
Quiz: For each line of paintings, choose the painting that was done by me. “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” by Barney “ABC” by the Jackson Five “Ring of Fire” by Johnny…
It got away from me
It continually amazes me. You want to take the tiniest break from something, and suddenly it’s been a month and you can’t figure out how things got so far out…
Flow
This weekend something unusual happened. I suddenly became interesting finishing all the things. This almost never happens. It’s much more common to get “startitis” where you want to do all…
Opprobrious
opprobrious (adjective): outrageously disgraceful or shameful. There are many reasons why this seems like a good title for today’s post. Whatever your guess, you probably aren’t wrong. (Seriously? We are…
An artist’s weekend
Saturday 5:00 am – Wake up due to back pain. Roll around a little trying to get comfortable, ignoring the hopeful panting of the dog. Finally, I give up and…