Ode to the Volunteer
Today “my” show began. It started early for me, putting up signs and picking up paintings from the shipping place. I started to see paintings floating toward the gallery… But…
Tara Choate Dictator fantasies and Pintrest surfing
It occurred to me a few minutes ago as I was surfing Pintrest for “job chart for adults at a convention” that I may have snapped. After more than two…
Unexpected
Today I got up early to go with the Salem Audubon Society out to Ankeny Wildlife Refuge. I arrived promptly at 7:00. Not a single person was there. Tturns out…
It turns out no one walks on… water
After a week that I feel could be definitive proof that all people are crazy all the time, I decided to take the time after escaping the office Friday to…
Ocean Adventures
A few months ago, the Salem Audubon Society put a notice in their newsletter that they were going on a “Pelagic Tour” on September 11 through Whale Research EcoExcursions (Carrie…
Student Issues
One of the perks of being an adult (there really aren’t too many when you think about it) is the right to go off track when you take a class…
Class: Writing & Illustrating Children’s Books (Week 4-5)
I don’t know where the last few weeks has gone, but Thursday my Writing and illustrating Children’s Books class ended with the remaining students (5 out of more than a…
Class: Messy Palette Club (week 4)
The heat drove me from Salem down to the beach to see my mom. I took my paints with me so I would have an excuse other than heat for…
Class: Messy Palette Club (week 3)
It’s catch up time again! This week the focus was simplifying the major landscape elements. We were challenged to do a painting, selecting five key parts and to work out…