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Shows and Exhibitions
Jan. 21 - 22 . Delray Beach, Florida
Atlantic Ave 10 am - 5 pm
www.artfestival.com
Jan. 28 - 29 Naples, Florida
Eden Art Fest, Fleischmann Park,
10 am - 5pm
www.edenartfest.com
Feb. 4 & 5 Hobe Sound, Florida
A1A & Bridge Rd.
10 am - 5 pm
www.artfestival.com
Feb. 11 - 12 Bonita Springs, Florida
Bonita Springs National Art Festival
Promenade at Bonita Bay
10 am - 5 pm
www.artinusa.com
Feb. 18 - 19 Sarasota
24th Annual Downtown Sarasota Festival of the Arts
Main St.
10 am - 5 pm
www.artfestival.com
Feb.25 & 25 Stuart
22nd Annual Downtown Stuart Art Festival
Osceola St.
10 amm - 5 pm
www.artfestival.com
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My life as a passionate artist is an adventure.
The adventure has already taken me to many places.
I am not alone because of the support of my patrons.
Patrons have taken the time to recognize the final images from my brush, and my unquenchable spirit of exploration.
I take courage from the recognition: I take more journeys and I have more dreams.
An artist, who has the courage to step into a small boat when the water is rough, fears being capsized.
An artist, who enters the woods despite the dark forest, fears losing the light.
So far I have not capsized and I have found the light over and over and over.
Think of me as a map maker, as an explorer who goes on journeys and comes back and fills out the portions of the map that have never before been detailed.
I am a modern day visionary who completes the map and records the moments of “ah ha”. If sometimes you look at my artwork and are challenged you are feeling much of what I also feel. The truth is that while I paint I also hear a very fast paced music that only plays inside my soul. Sometimes the music marginalizes me and I cannot complete the image. When the spirit of the image absorbs the music then I can complete the painting.
I love to paint in plein air.
My paintings feel like they take forever.
Brief Autobiography
I grew up with the New Jersey boardwalks of Atlantic City, Ocean City, and Wildwood in my backyard and began my art career painting seasonal themes on boardwalk store windows. I received a B.A. from Chestnut Hill College and teacher certification from Kutztown University. I am a signature member of the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society and continue to participate in many solo and group exhibitions. I love teaching. I blend my love of travel and teaching by conducting workshops to France, Italy, Ireland, England, and Switzerland and also teach in my studio in Bethany.
|  Recent Juried/Invitational Exhibitions
Paint the Cape - Cape Coral Florida - 1st Place
Paint Onancock - Artists Choice
Rittenhouse Square Fine Fine Arts Annual – 2nd Place – Watercolor
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society – Signature Member
Immaculata University Art Show
Philadelphia Watercolor Society
N.J. State Juried Show – 1st Place Watercolor, Honorable Mention
Philadelphia Sketch Club
South Jersey Art Show
Yellow Springs
Reading Community College
Perkiomen Valley Juried Exhibition – Harleysville National Bank Award
Wyomissing Institute of Fine Arts
Lebanon Heritage Days – Purchase Award
Trump Plaza
Perkins Juried Watercolor Show
Lehigh Valley Art Show
Berks Art Alliance – Purchase Awards
Ocean City Juried Show
Scenic River Days – Purchase Award
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Brief Teaching Experience
Art Teacher Certification - Kutztown University
Pope Pius X H.S. - Art - Fresh. & Sophomores - 3 years
Wyomissing Institute of the Arts - 10 years - All levels of watercolor - beginning - advanced
European & Mexican Travel Workshops 15 years - present. 10 - 14 day painting excursions
Kripalu Yoga Center - 2009, 2010 - Express your Personal Vision Through Painting: Focus on the journey of finding and expressing your vision with acrylic paints. You will learn the language of art and the tools and skills of basic painting techniques, color theory, and composition. You will record your art-making process and document your artistic growth by using a visual sketchbbook for personal exploration and expression. The Kripalu experience is desgined to engage your body, quiet themind, and nourish your artistic spirit.
The Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center, Frederick, Md.
Rehoboth Art League, Rehoboth Beach, DE
Tara's 3 Day Workshops - 11 years - Ongoing
Brush-up, Beginners, and You've never painted with acrylics
This class is designed for all of the above. Bring a smile, comfortable shoes, old clothing and a willingness to try everything! We will explore some basic painting techniques, paint mixing, and color theory while we paint merrily for 3 days!
Painting Abstractly with Paint, and Collage
Three days of non-stop fun layering line, paint, and collage while we approach abstract painting through composition and the abstract expressionists. We will be making choices by responding to intuition, improvisation, and developing your own personal color choices while we integrate collage papers and paint. Some painting experience is necessary!
Surface Complexity & Seductive Surfaces
Three days of building the surface of both canvas and paper using various support textures, collage,and using various non traditional tools while working towards developing your own content. Be prepared for lots of not knowing and great fun! Previous painting experience necessary!
The New Color Wheel and Creative Color
We will work with Robert Burridge’s new color wheel with personal adjustments and translate your sketches from home or travel into creative, inventive, and dynamic new paintings. You must have your own sketches and you must have some painting experience!
Reinventing the Still Life
We will work on translating the still life into a more abstract, inventive, and dynamic painting with emphasis on line, shape, composition and inventive color. We will work with paint, surface complexity, and collage. Previous painting experience is necessary!
Plein Air Painting
On location painting will focus on developing dynamic composition and inventive color. We will work in our sketchbooks for great ideas and then translate the sketch into a painting! This is perfect if you have always wanted to paint outdoors in your own style! Some painting experience is necessary!
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