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…
Tara Choate 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…
Class: Writing & Illustrating Children’s Books (Week 1)
Well, after that last post, I could use some actual art-related posts. Luckily, I’ve been taking a couple of classes, so I have lots to talk about. For the last…