Explore and return
Today I drove up to Canby to take down my show at the Canby Library. While one painting sold (YES!), the others had to return home. They have not yet…
Tara Choate Healthy Steps – Week 13
I lost (a frankly amazing) five pounds this week. While I am thrilled about this, I have to admit to being surprised. While I made some good choices, there were…
The laundry won
“I’ve seen women insist on cleaning everything in the house before they could sit down to write… and you know it’s a funny thing about housecleaning… it never comes to…
Healthy Steps – Week 12
I gained weight this week. In a perverse way, I am relieved. While I didn’t go off the rails like I did last week, I certainly didn’t snap back into…
Behind the art
I didn’t get a chance to do my weekly artistic post on Sunday because by the time I got done with all the things I had to do, I didn’t…
Healthy Steps – Week 11
Folks, I went off the rails this week. A combination of hormones, doctors, work stress, pet drama, and heaven only knows what else just go to me. There was pie.…
Response to “failure”
With Ruth’s permission, I give you some of her feedback to my failure post on Sunday. Regarding color options “Interesting that the other workshop gave you the Brown Madder/Cobalt Blue…
Failure is the first step
No one will ever accuse me of being a focused painter. Case in point: I was given homework in mid-July 2017 and I’m just now getting around to doing it.…
Healthy Steps – Week 10
Drum roll please! This week I lost 4.6 pounds, bringing my total to 23.4 pounds removed!!! Second drum roll… I’ve also been off Frappachinos for 3 days. Feeling shaky, but…