Tara Zalewsky-Nease

Succulent Summer, Oil Painting

2021

Artist Comments
"Last spring, I picked up a little collection of succulents from the grocery store," says artist Tara Zalewsky-Nease. "I hesitated to buy them at first, as I’m not the most confident gardener, and my cats are skilled plant hunters." Tara says that the variety of colors and shapes of the gem-like succulents eventually won her over. From her collection of plants, she composed this piece with a few reference photos of west coast rock gardens.

About the Artist
Tara Zalewsky-Nease draws on the soul of the desert to create her impressionist landscape paintings. While earning her Masters in Fine Art Painting at the University of New Mexico, she experienced the magical energy of the expansive panoramas and the timeless geography of the southwest. She hiked, journaled and captured reference photography during her time there, as well as during her trips to the Pacific Northwest, France and Japan. Two common motifs in her works are hummingbirds, which are totems of good luck, and foxes, which allude to her young son. Tara has had solo exhibitions in Sante Fe, Albuquerque and Taos. She recently built a custom backyard art studio at her home in Pittsburgh, where she paints full time. When she is not creating art, she teaches art classes at several universities and also enjoys playing the piano and spending time with her pets and family.

Words that describe this painting: landscape, impressionism, floral, flowers, whimsical, storybook, summer, gestural, garden, en plein air, succulents, cactus, rocks, stones, Aloe Vera, garden, impressionism, flora, oil painting, green, red

Succulent Summer
Tara Zalewsky-Nease
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Painting wraps around edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2021
25 in. h x 25 in. w x 1.5 in. d
3 lbs. 5 oz.