Tara O'Leary Fine Art

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In the Press

About The Work

The New York Times, August 14, 2005

The Star Ledger, November 19, 2005

Essex Journal, August 18, 2005

Essex Journal, November 17, 2005

Matters Magazine, November 2005

The Gaslight, November 2005

Still-Lifes

The greatest Artists throughout the ages have woven fruit into the tapestry of their work. Similarly, O’Leary recognizes that each and every pear or apple is itself a piece of art born from the earth with distinctions worthy of canvas.

O’Leary captures the rich color and sensual shapes in her still-lifes, compelling the audience to voyeuristically see and feel a distinctly human intimacy between the subjects—a relationship recorded not invented. Each subject is seen through fresh, non-judgmental eyes with the truth and uniqueness of its personality captured and revered .

O’Leary’s still-lifes are versatile and transcend the style of their environment. They are warm, symbolic pieces and naturally integrate with their surroundings.

Landscapes

A landscape should take the viewer on a journey to a place or a moment that is meaningful and private. O’Leary’s landscapes provoke a deeper mood, a delighted sense of curiosity and feeling of contemplation.

Her work invites a personal moment of silence that can leave an audience with a sense of wonder and addictive craving to know more—more about what lies at the end of the gated path, beyond the mist over the green marsh, budding in the orchard or rose garden

The ethereal dream-like quality created by O’Leary’s vision, talent and medium evoke intense moods, personal journeys and unexpected emotions that are heightened each time the work is studied.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Pastel?

Pastel is the purest method of painting, since pure color is used without a fluid medium and the pigment is applied directly to the pastel paper. Pastels are called paintings rather than drawings, for although no paint is used, the colors are applied in masses rather than in lines.

What is a Giclee?

Giclée (zhee-clay) is a French word which means spraying of ink. In this state of the art computer giclée process, a fine spray of ink… more than four million droplets per second is sprayed onto archival, watercolor paper. Each droplet is four times smaller than a human hair. This produces a combination of 512 chromatic changes with approximately 10 million color possibilities of highly saturated, nontoxic water based archival ink. The Giclée high resolution scanning and digital printer, gives each image the vibrant, lush, velvety and luminous result of an original pastel.