opsimath (or me dealing with the aftermath of shopping)
opsimath, n. Today was a busy one for me. I got up, made a quick run to the Farmer’s Market, went to a class, then ran to the TRAG gallery…
Tara Choate Sunset & Cobwebs
It’s been a tough week and I was glad to make it to Friday. After work I headed out to Canemah. Birds are still pretty quiet, but a lot of…
Burning the candle at both ends
My painting tonight is a representation of how I felt all day today. It’s a quick one: an unused background with a little overlay and some pen and ink. It’s…
Trying a little collage
Last week I said I was working on a collage for my 6″x6″ Wild Arts Festival piece and promised to show it soon. And then I got sidetracked and made…
First thoughts
Well, I’m halfway through with my daily painting challenge… and today it was really tough to make myself sit down and paint. Frankly, if I could have figured out a…
Inspired by everything
Last fall I was driving home from the Watercolor Society of Oregon convention in Bandon, Oregon, when i saw an egret in a field/pond beside the road. I stopped and…
And I almost didn’t make it…
Today painting inspiration was thin on the ground and it took me until the last hours of my day to get to the drawing board. Things like grocery shopping, laundry,…
No more painting today
Well, I did it. In fact, I more than did it. I got three paintings done, matted and framed, and entered in the Hillsboro Plein Air Plus for judging. “In…
Day 1 and I should be halfway done…
So I woke up the morning and made my way across town to participate in the Hillsboro Plein Air Plus event. I scoped out the park I planned to paint…