The value of critique group
Last Thursday I attended critique group. I had two pieces to be worked and one “show and tell”. I started out explaining I was competing in the 30 Paintings in…
Tara Choate Catching up (in so many areas)
Sometimes when I am talking to friends and they tell me stuff about their lives, I feel foolish because I have NO memory of them telling me about any of…
September 14 – Ripples 2
Today’s painting is another try at ripples and I’m pretty pleased. Compare to my September 4 attempt! I ran out of time and didn’t get a chance to finish some…
Cover Reveal: Caskets from Costco
One of the best things about my Weight Watchers journey had been the friends I’ve made. Author, humorist, mother, and Weight Watcher Kelly Wilson has been one of the gems…
Multnomah Falls Hike
This weekend my Weight Watchers group hiked to the top of Multnomah Falls. This is something I would never have thought I could do. A moderate, 2.2-mile hike with 700…
A Walk in Fading Sunlight
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September 8-11: Regularly scheduled painting
September 8 I like how this turned out in general. However, I figured out that water, even when it’s dark, needs to “read” light. Light bulb moment. September 9 I…
Reedsport & Elk
We’ll be back to our regularly scheduled painting tomorrow, but I’ve spend the last couple of days down in Reedsport giving a training for work and I have some great…
September 7 – Abstracts are hard
My Facebook artist friends are always getting me into trouble. That’s my story, and I’ll stick to it. Among the worst culprits is Ruth Armitage whose abstract work I both…