An artist of note working in various mediums for nearly two decades, Tami has made oils her focus for the last 8 years.  “On a whim I followed a friend to her oil painting class and simply fell in love with it all over again.”  Primarily self-taught Tami’s work has been featured at such prestigious art shows as the Telfair Museum’s Art Fair, Lowe Art Museum’s Beaux Arts, Boca Raton Museum of Art Arts Festival, & Coconut Grove Arts Festival.  An avid traveler, Tami finds inspiration for her widely varied subjects both near and far.  Her wonderful representational style is full of movement, color, shadow and light, and is a feast for the eyes. 

A wife and mother of two grown daughters, Tami operates a successful ‘teaching studio’ in Mount Pleasant, SC. 

Her work is represented by the Fountainside Gallery in Wilmington NC, Friedman’s Fine Art in Savannah GA, the I. Pinckney Simons Gallery in Columbia SC, and Waterfront Gallery in Charleston, SC. 

Artist Statement:  “Looking at the world as a painter, I believe I see more of the world than most.  The way morning shadows slash across the walls of steep village streets or swans feathers glow in a hundred variations of white.  And often, as a painter I can show someone on canvas the things they cannot see in life.  I have studied across the country, but am primarily self-taught.  My representational paintings are drawn from my surroundings and travels.  I call the South Carolina Low Country my home, but I look at the world as a painter.”

To view more of Tami's work, visit www.tamicardnella.com

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