Tammera59

I was born in Reno Nevada. I had my first desire to be an Artist at the age of 4. My Uncle was coloring with me in my coloring book and I remember thinking it was some kind of magic how he could blend colors so gently or harshly to get different looks to his pictures, and I deeply desired to be able to do the same. I began doing ‘real’ atwork at the age of 13, encouraged by the art teacher at my junior high, to come after schooI and paint, if I wished, since we 7th graders were not allowed electives until the 8th grade. She saw me hovering round the classroom all the time and was generous enough to stay late so I could paint. The very first medium I learned was oils. I continued art clases all through High School, along with drafting. I entered the Academy of Art in San Francisco after high school, in order to continue to study art. I am currently doing mostly Digital Art using Photoshop in which I am completely self taught. Digital art is a whole new dimension of the art spectrum that I am currently excited about. I consider Digital Art as painting with light instead of pigment. The computer is a new tool for artists! We live in an exciting time now, in that, we have a new medium available to us that has never been accessed by the masters of history. I consider us to be the first generation of a brand new art style! While at working as an Art Director I was diagnosed with 2 immune dysfunctions and was forced to stop work. For a period of nearly 2 years I was mostly bedbound. I continue to have these chronic illnesses, and so I decided to spend my time teaching myself to do digital art using Photoshop. I then found Zazzle and decided to put my work online to try to make a bit of extra money. Since I must live a low stress lifestyle this is a great way to try and supplement my income. I hope you will enjoy looking at my artwork and pass along the information to others, so they too can take a peek! Thank You! Tammera