More playing the tourist
Tara Choate Today my work friends and I went down to Pioneer Square to admire the Holiday preparations. One of my favorite downtown features has already made an appearance: Ugly Sweater PDX.…
Travel
Playing tourist in my home town
Tuesday was Veteran’s Day, which I had off. I (for once) didn’t have anything big planned, so instead I got a lot of little jobs done. Met with the dish…
Last day with Old Friends
I arrived back in Portland very late (11:58pm) on Saturday after spending 11 hours getting back across the country. But I had one more stop to make before leaving Kentucky:…
Almost done with my Lexington bucket list
In my final full day in Lexington, I worked my way through the remainder of my bucket list items. 1. I photographed a foggy day in the scenic horse pastures.…
Plein Air in the Paddock – Day 4
So, finally we are caught up and I can report the day as it happened. This morning I got up determined to actually paint (the last three days have been…
Plein Air in the Paddock – Day 3
Wednesday dawned in the same cool, overcast manner of Tuesday. I bundled up and headed to Keeneland for the first race day of the class. Unfortunately, this proved a little…
Plein Air in the Paddock – Day 2
On this second day of painting class I resolved to get up extra early to get some exercise shots on the track and walk around “behind the scenes” to get…
Plein Air in the Paddock – Day 1
Furthering my attempt to catch up, here is the first day of the painting class. Day 1 (Monday) The class met at the Track Kitchen in the morning. The food…
And now I’m behind
I apologize for my “radio silence” of the last few days. I arrived here in Lexington with everything I needed except for one key ingredient… the plug to my laptop.…