Tammy is a native of Southern Maine and identifies her earliest desire to create images that use design and color to express her interpretation of how she sees the world. Tammy’s work reveals how that effects her, and subsequently her audience, emotionally. Her painting is driven by an internal need to make tangible her visions. From her earliest designs in pencil to her recent collection in iridescent and flat acrylic paints Tammy strives to use each brush stroke to bring forward an original and unique interpretation. Tammy takes the smallest of ordinary details and enlarges these tiny realities to magical proportions. On the practical side each piece of art is finished with a glossy acrylic varnish to allow for cleaning with out disturbing the medium. Tammy Charles states that the process is, for her, a journey consisting first of inspiration and then action. She begins her work with a sketched interpretation of an idea or an object and creates a loose plan to finish her piece. Impulse and emotion then move her brush to a place she may not have considered at all in the beginning. As a self taught artist Tammy may break all the rules or follow an established practice as her vision guides her path. Exhibitions and Art Shows 2005-2009 Saco Bay Artists Shows (3 each summer) in Ocean Park, Maine 2006 (October) Saco Museum, Saco Maine (jury show) Judged by Chuck Thompson, Professor of Art, University of New England 2006 (March) Featured Artist at Saco Bay Artists Gallery 2007 and 2008 Saco Sidewalk Art Festival, Saco, Maine 2007 Labor Day Art Show at Fort Williams, Cape Elizabeth 2007-2008 Art in the Park in Mill Creek Park, South Portland. 2008-2009 Seaside Art Festival, Old Orchard Beach, Maine 2010 Art Walk at North Dam Mill 2010 Millennial show (jury show) at the Saco Museum, Saco, Maine Awards and Ribbons July 2005 Honorable Mention for “Passerby“ July 2006 Saco Bay Artists Outdoor Show 1st place Best All Around Collection August 2006 Saco Bay Artists Outdoor Show 2nd place for All Around Collection September 2006 Saco Bay Artists Outdoor Show 3rd place for All Around Collection August 2006 Sponsors Choice Award for “Nona’s Garden” at Art in the Park, Mill Creek, South Portland July 2007 Saco Bay Artists Outdoor Show 1st place All Around Collection August 2007 Saco Bay Artists Outdoor Show Honorable Mention for Collection July 2008 Saco Bay Artists Outdoor Show 3rd place for “Savanna August 2,2008 Saco Bay Artists Outdoor Show 1st place for All Around Collection August 30,2008 Saco Bay Artists Outdoor Show Honorable Mention for “Cherry Tomatoes” July 2009 Saco Bay Artists Outdoor Show 3rd Place for “Savanna” July 2009 2nd Annual Seaside Art Festival 2nd Place for “Stargazer“ September 2009 Saco Bay Artists Outdoor Show 3rd Place for “Crows in the Cornfield“ September 2009 Saco Bay Artists Show at Rivertree Center for the Arts, Kennebunkport, Maine 2nd Place for “Crows in the Cornfield“ and Honorable Mention for “Cherry Tomatoes“ April 3rd - June 13th 2010 Juried into and exhibited "Crows in the Cornfield" at the Mill-ennial Exhibition at the Saco Museum, Saco, Maine July 2010 Saco Bay Artists Outdoor Show Honorable Mention for "Crows in the Cornfield" Related Activities 2006-2010 Was elected and served as President of Saco Bay Artists 2006-2008 Was a member of River Tree Center for the Arts in Kennebunkport 2008 Taught a class on Abstract Self Expression to special needs children as part of a Residency Program through VSA, Maine. |
Tammy Charles
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| "I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of my clients, my friends and my family for all of your unwavering support. You are my greatest source of inspiration. There are reflections of you all in every piece I create. Without you this would not be possible. Thank you !" -Tammy Charles |
| "TC" Self Portrait |
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| tammyjcharles@yahoo.com Also on Face Book |
