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Many birds serenaded us from the marsh on this gorgeous spring day. One, that fooled me into thinking it was a lone bullfrog, turned out to be a rare American Bittern. What a treat. The light changed continuously throughout the day, as round clouds rolled by against the distant coast range mountains.

Sometimes I like to add a little of the local soil to my paint to anchor the painting in the place.

The original painting by Tara D. Kemp is available at: gallery.tarakemp.com

About the Artist, Tara lives in Eugene, Oregon, USA, where she is surrounded and inspired by an abundance of natural beauty. Her interest in art began at a young age. She studied Fine Arts at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and had an early career as a designer and maker of art jewelry. For the past 20 years, she has been working as a graphic designer, painter, and illustrator. Tara Kemp is a creature of the Northwest. Through her paintings she reflects on her extraordinary life in Oregon, the people and places she encounters. She is a values painter. She enjoys attuning to shadow and highlight, noticing the way a color changes as it moves into a dark or light area, and reflects colors from its surroundings. ...My...