Online Studio Sale: Day 7 – Thunderbird
In the summer, turkey vultures glide along the cliffs beyond my house, endlessly riding the thermals in search of food. While not the prettiest of birds up close, I’ve always…
Tara Choate Online Studio Sale: Day 5 & 6
This daily online studio sale is harder than it looks; I forgot to put up yesterday’s painting, so today, you get two! This Green Wing Macaw was actually a part…
Oregon Championships & Online Studio Sale: Day 4
On a cold, clear, blistery day I headed out to Portland Meadows for Oregon Championship Day. A friend invited me up to join her at the Turf Club buffet and…
Online Studio Sale: Day 3 – “Gambouge Iris”
Irises are my favorite flower. In addition to this site (and two other painting sites) I manage the websites for local Japanese iris hybridizer Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm and the…
A day for the birds
Today was a normal, laid-back Saturday. I headed out to the barn to play with the horses, then took Finn for a hike, before coming back home to play with…
Online Studio Sale: Day 2 – “Steens Mustang”
In 2003, before I started painting (at least this time around) my family took a trip over the Steens Mountains. My goal for this trip had one item–to see mustangs.…
Online Studio Sale: Day 1 – “Between Classes”
As promised, I’m starting my online studio sale today. This piece, “Between Classes” is a relatively recent painting. It was inspired by a snapshot taken at the Sound Equine Options…
It’s all about the stealth projects…
It is painting night, and I am hard at work. But again, I can’t show you anything too revealing. So I will distract my loyal readers (Mom and possibly the…
I’m just working here…
This weekend is a neat kind of weekend. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel like I have to make decisions ALL THE TIME. What to wear, what…