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Saturday in the Studio – Tara Houston

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  • Date January 12, 2021
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In the Studio with
Tara Houston

How did you start making art?

Even though I started drawing as a young child, my artistic aspirations really took off when, around the age of twelve, I received a drawing table and a pen & ink set. Destiny took a hold of me the moment I dipped that coquille pen into the bottle of ink.

Why do you create and what need does it satisfy?

I create art for the deep love that I have for nature and wildlife. Painting is how I use my voice to express and share in my experiences of witnessing the beauty and wonder that continue to exist on our planet. I am as passionate about creating art as I am about watching and studying wildlife and being an artist satisfies that driving passion within me to create. I can’t imagine my life without nature or art.

As an artist, what is your most important tool?

Nature and experience! I depend greatly on my travels across our planet to view and study everything nature has to

offer. What I learn, experience, and how nature inspires me is what I bring home to my studio and this is the foundation of my art.

What is something that you can’t live without in your studio and why?

Music! I have to have it.

What is your least favorite part of your process?

The blocking in stage because it’s so flat and boring. It takes quite a lot of discipline for me not to rush into the details to soon.

What is your favorite part?

My next painting! I learn something new each time I create a piece and I find I can’t wait to get to the next painting to apply what I have learned.

Inside the Studio

To see more from Tara: 

Website: www.taramhouston.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/taramhoustonstudio
Facebook: fb.me/taramhoustonstudio

2021 Winter Juried Exhibit

Tara currently has work in our Winter Juried Exhibit! Click this link to see her artwork among many others in our virtual galleries.

Winter Juried Exhibit
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