More playing the tourist
Today my work friends and I went down to Pioneer Square to admire the Holiday preparations. One of my favorite downtown features has already made an appearance: Ugly Sweater PDX.…
Tara Choate Playing tourist in my home town
Tuesday was Veteran’s Day, which I had off. I (for once) didn’t have anything big planned, so instead I got a lot of little jobs done. Met with the dish…
Random update on a Sunday
I haven’t posted much since getting back from Kentucky because I’ve kind of been in a funky state of trying to get caught up and up to date and also…
Still here
With October “in the bag” as they say, I’m looking forward to a quieter winter. Today I finished the last of a series of classes and then looked around an…
Another last minute addition
“If it wasn’t for the last minute, nothing would get done.” — Rita Mae Brown I am working on expanding the pet portrait part of my business. I though a…
Last day with Old Friends
I arrived back in Portland very late (11:58pm) on Saturday after spending 11 hours getting back across the country. But I had one more stop to make before leaving Kentucky:…
Almost done with my Lexington bucket list
In my final full day in Lexington, I worked my way through the remainder of my bucket list items. 1. I photographed a foggy day in the scenic horse pastures.…
Plein Air in the Paddock – Day 4
So, finally we are caught up and I can report the day as it happened. This morning I got up determined to actually paint (the last three days have been…
Plein Air in the Paddock – Day 3
Wednesday dawned in the same cool, overcast manner of Tuesday. I bundled up and headed to Keeneland for the first race day of the class. Unfortunately, this proved a little…