Birding Arizona
I haven’t dropped off the face of the earth, but so much has happened. I had to block out four blog posts just to get caught up, and that’s just…
Tara Choate #inktober
Every October, artists all over the world take on the Inktober drawing challenge by doing one ink drawing a day the entire month. Here are my drawings. They are all…
Post from an erratic artist
I have so much to report from this week that I can’t think of a way to explain it in a single, themed post. So I searched for another word…
Healthy Steps – Week 41
My apologies for being late with this week’s post. I had the best intentions, but Wednesday was “dark” for my group, but beyond that, I spent the whole day training…
Experimenting amok playfully
My mom won’t like these. That’s what I tease her by saying whenever I do anything experimental or abstract. And I’m usually right. So, Mom… you’ve been warned. Playfully As…
Healthy Steps – Week 40
I just posted Week 39 yesterday, but I’m trying to get more on track. I need it. Another 2 pounds up. But I’m on a normal schedule now with a…
Why I don’t buy mass-market prints (and you shouldn’t either)
A couple of week ago two stories hit my inbox nearly simultaneously. They made me mad. And I decided to share my anger to (hopefully) educate my non-artist friends. So,…
Healthy Steps – Week 39
It’s Tuesday, one day before I weight in for Week 40. That should tell you about how I did last week. I gained 4.6 pounds. This was NOT a shocking…
My peeps ask, “What color did you get?” with deep and sincere interest
This weekend was the Fall Convention of the Watercolor Society of Oregon. I was really lucky because it was in Salem (where I live) so it was super easy. I…