2018 Goal List
It’s really easy to write down all the things I’d like to accomplish over the coming year. What’s hard is remembering I only have so much time and energy. This…
Tara Choate 2017 Goal List – Review
(Accomplishments in red) (sort-ofs in purple) Painting Keep painting Write more exclusively about art in my blog Attend critique group Investigate Salem group Enter both WSO shows Participate in local…
How’s the blogging going – 2017 version
For each of the four (4!) years I have been blogging, I have posted a fairly geeky post about my progress and numbers.It’s something I look forward to, and it…
Lump of (char)coal
My post last week clearly offended the Christmas spirits. As I guess they are listening, I take it all back. The current plan about annual Christmas is wonderful and I…
Okay… new plan.
There comes a point in every holiday season where I have a nearly overwhelming urge to declare myself ruler of the universe and do away with the whole Christmas situation.…
Pelagic Tour (On the Open Sea)
Saturday (December 9, 2017) I went on a 7-hour seabird tour with Oregon Pelagic Tours. I have been following them on Facebook for a while, and they said this December…
Checklists and near misses
Happy Thanksgiving to all I have not wished these sentiments to in person. I hope your holiday was as enjoyable as mine. I went to visit my mom, and though…
Why humans are unlike cars (and other self-evident truths)
This was a tough week for me. It was busy at work (which I like) but there were several high-impact meetings that took their toll. In addition to that, since…
Bev Jozwiak Workshop – Day 2
Today was the second day of the Bev Jozwiak workshop. As promised, we started with a step-by-step exercise using Chumlee. For comparision, here is Bev’s version of the same reference…