2010
April 20 - 23 Garden Week-Plein Air in Onancock, Va. Paintings on display at Red Queen Gallery and GardenArt
April 28 - Demo at Seacrets, OC. Art Night at Seacrets
May 7 - 16   Immaculata University Art Show
May 7 - 9 Plein Air Rehoboth
May 12 - 15 Solomon's Island Plein Air Event
June 4 - 6 Chestnut Hill College Show for Alumnae Weekend
July - Annual Longport Show
August 14,15,21,22 Rehoboth Art League Outdoor Show
Sept. 3 - Oct. 4 The Garden and the Sea Redux, Rehoboth Art League
Sept. 14 - 18 Plein Air - Havre de Grace, MD.
Oct. 6 - 8 Paint Onancock, Va
Oct. 6 - 10 Historical Society of Lewes, Cape May Ferry Terminal

It's final! I've moved my 11 year Rt. 1 location to my new home studio. There is a sadness in closing that chapter but new opportunities and refreshed dreams are now possible. I am so thankful for this experience. It  has been the best meeting all of you and sharing life and painting ideas. An ocean full of thanks for your thoughts, support, encouragement, and patronage for all these years!

I look forward to your visit to my new studio and as always, wishing your sand in your shoes and joy in your heart!

      I am an explorer, inventor, and discoverer. I love the journey and not knowing where it will lead. I am so excited to be alive at this time in history where anything is possible. I love painting en plein air where I try to capture the immediacy, majesty, and awe of nature. I love working in the studio where greater color, texture, and surface exploration is possible.

     I grew up with the New Jersey boardwalks of Atlantic City, Ocean City, and Wildwood in my backyard and began my art career winning poster contests and 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 and consider myself both an artist and teacher. 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

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.

Tara's 3 Day Workshops - 8 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!
   
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!

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!

    On the eve of great changes and what may be possible by dreaming the dream, I am reminding you to think seriously about what you would like to do artfully this winter. This is the perfect time to dream and commit  to a long term goal or personal change, a why not, or what if or I've always wanted to. Dream BIG or small but just do it!

Happy BEST new year yet to all of you!