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…
Tara Choate 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…
Class: Messy Palette Club (week 2)
This week, specifically by Thursday, I have to finish a “mini-book” for my writing and illustrating class. So, in an attempt to clear my schedule, I did this week’s homework…
And I wonder why I’m exhausted
Today (Sunday, day of rest) I have done the following: Got up Walked the dogs Got my haircut Picked up an item at the store Went to pet store (twice,…
Class: Messy Palette Club (week 1)
Yes, folks, I have gone all in to try to get my creativity back. In addition to the “Writing and Illustrating Children’s Books” class (Mom got a HUGE kick out…
Crazy cat lady retires and puts away her cape
As I mentioned, for the last few months I have been working on trapping and releasing members of a feral cat colony in an “abandoned” house down the road from…
Class: Writing & Illustrating Children’s Books (Week 3)
Week 3 was billed as having a “guest” speaker, but we started out in our “usual” fashion of a creative prompt to start the class. The prompt: “Your weekend.” As…
Class: Writing & Illustrating Children’s Books (Week 2)
I intended to “catch up” on all three classes to date, but the last post got a little long, so I decided to divide the subject into weeks. Week 2…