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Why Not?

Why Not?

Tif Choate

  Why not?It’s the question that pushes every idea out of hiding. But for me, it always begins with an eye—both the literal ones I paint and the invisible one...

Why Not?

Tif Choate

  Why not?It’s the question that pushes every idea out of hiding. But for me, it always begins with an eye—both the literal ones I paint and the invisible one...

Returning to the Heart 2025

Returning to the Heart 2025

Tif Choate

The Evolution of Snail Candy Arts: Returning to the Heart  For a long time, I thought about branding as something external—a logo, a color scheme, a way to be recognized...

Returning to the Heart 2025

Tif Choate

The Evolution of Snail Candy Arts: Returning to the Heart  For a long time, I thought about branding as something external—a logo, a color scheme, a way to be recognized...

About the Waneka Lake Mural

About the Waneka Lake Mural

Tif Choate

It's about ecology. And art. It's about joyful interactions in my community, all because that's what art does, it brings out joyful feelings. It is just a dream to be...

About the Waneka Lake Mural

Tif Choate

It's about ecology. And art. It's about joyful interactions in my community, all because that's what art does, it brings out joyful feelings. It is just a dream to be...

the pump house mural

the pump house mural

Tif Choate

I have begun painting a large mural on all four sides of the pump house building at Waneka Lake Park in Lafayette, CO.This mural will be a beacon of local...

the pump house mural

Tif Choate

I have begun painting a large mural on all four sides of the pump house building at Waneka Lake Park in Lafayette, CO.This mural will be a beacon of local...

That's an osprey

That's an osprey

Tif Choate

I was in such a humble posture of gratitude as I watched this magnificent bird of prey swoop down into the water many times, crashing into it's surface and making a...

That's an osprey

Tif Choate

I was in such a humble posture of gratitude as I watched this magnificent bird of prey swoop down into the water many times, crashing into it's surface and making a...

Spring is for painting... the bizarre!

Spring is for painting... the bizarre!

Tif Choate

Spring is for painting... the bizarre! It's almost March which, for me, marks this time to prepare to paint murals!!

Spring is for painting... the bizarre!

Tif Choate

Spring is for painting... the bizarre! It's almost March which, for me, marks this time to prepare to paint murals!!