Art Explosion

Late November 2011 my life changed. I didn't know at the time just how much and how quickly.
My best friend/sister introduced me to a wonderful man. I thought if this turns into friendship, I'm okay with this. When she introduced us, I had made up my mind I was going to write my books and continue with my art. I wasn't out looking to date or anything like that. I was happy with my life and with myself.
Well, David and I immediately got along and discovered so many things we had in common. Still, both of us had been terribly burned in the past, so Kath acted as a go-between for awhile. She told me to call him. I said, "no way." I really liked him and I don't chase men. Yeah, I'm a bit old-fashioned but that's me.
Fast forward to April 2013: David and I were married in a historical building in a nearby town, in a small, intimate ceremony.

What does all of this have to do with an art explosion?
His love and support has given me the confidence to learn and try things I would have shied away from despite wanting to do them.
This year I bought my first good camera. A Canon PowerShot SX500 IS. Photography has been an area I've been interested in for a long time.
Since I do watercolors, taking photos so I could paint from them was the original idea. Now, I'm discovering how much I love photography itself.
The photograph of the flowers symbolize the explosion of creativity I'm experiencing. This photograph was taken on the grounds where I was married earlier this year.

I have a watercolor series I can't wait to start. I'm a long time fan of fantasy art and have wanted to create a series. I hope to have the first one out early in 2014 (this is a tentative date). Julie Bell and Boris Vallejo, Brian Froud and Beatrix Potter have all been tremendous influences on my work.

Digital art is another area I've long desired add to my creative endeavors. I have a WACOM Intuos 5 tablet and the learning curve is a bit steep. I'm used to looking at my paper and creating. Trying to sketch and look at the monitor is going to take some getting used to but I'm excited about mastering (to the best of my ability) this area of art.

Being creative extends to cooking. My first cookbook: The Scottish-English Texan: 56 Teatime Recipes is part of my Celtic Heritage Series.
It's available in Kindle and in print. The book has received mostly 5 star reviews on Amazon, so thank you to those who took the time to review the book!
Currently, I'm gathering information on book two of the series.

My art explosion is photography, digital art, a fantasy series and writing fiction and nonfiction.

Each day is a blessing and I can't wait to get up and CREATE something or many somethings as the case may be.

I hope the excitement, joy and passion for what I do shows through. I want my art to affect people in a positive way. It is an honor to have
people think enough of what I create to buy the item and include it in their lives.

My wish is that you find your passion and share it with the world; to make this a more beautiful place that we all share.

All the best!
Tambra Kendall-Sas