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I captured this plein air painting live on location at Delta Ponds in Eugene, Oregon on a less-than-frigid January Winter's day. Here in Oregon, near the 45th parallel, the sun does not get very high in Winter. The low sun that day cast a lovely, cool light on the water. The bare trees and shrubs on the banks made interesting reflections in the pond. Buildings faded in the misty distance gave depth to the scene.

Oil on canvas by Tara D. Kemp

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...