Tara Kelley-Cruz

40x30”
Acrylic and Mixed Media on Gallery-Wrapped Canvas

The inspiration for this piece comes from a Louis Armstrong song of the same name, which is appropriate for this piece since there was a lot of improvisation, pattern, order and dischord, layers of various "instruments" (paint, paper, drawings) all woven together to create the finished product.

This piece is on a 2” gallery-wrapped canvas.

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If you are interested in this piece, contact Tara. She will be happy to provide details about this painting. Tara also loves studio visits so contact her if you are in the Colorado Springs area for a studio tour!

36x36”
Acrylic and Mixed Media on Cradled Wood Panel

Through a layering technique, I have incorporated acrylic paint, collage, image transfers, and various mark making tools into this painting. This painting is sealed with a UV Topcoat for protection. It is wired and ready to hang.

30 x 40”
Mixed Media on Cradled Panel

Memory plays heavily into this piece. Layered with deeply embedded bits of ephemera, this painting has its own developed memory and history. Memory and history play into our perceptions, motivations, and decisions. The elements that have made it are paritally revealed through scraping and sanding. In a similar way, events that have shaped us are also paritally revealed and sometimes hidden.

This painting is sealed with a UV Topcoat for protection. Framed. Ready to hang.

INQUIRE
If you are interested in this piece, contact Tara. She will be happy to provide details about this painting. Tara also loves studio visits so contact her if you are in the Colorado Springs area for a studio tour!

36x36”
Acrylic and Mixed Media on Cradled Wood Panel

Through a layering technique, I have incorporated acrylic paint, collage, image transfers, and various mark making tools into this painting. This painting is sealed with a UV Topcoat for protection. It is wired and ready to hang.

36×36”
Oil on Cradled Wood Panel
Available

"Love Note to Thelonius" is an ode to jazz pioneer and pianist, Thelonius Monk. The piece features improvisation, pattern and dischord, and a roughness that comes through in his music. Though the piece feels primal and raw, there is a delicate balance and an order about it as well.

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60X48”
Mixed Media on Canvas

This artwork addresses finding unifying commonalities within a society that is fractured. Memory and history, shared and personal, plan into any worldview. Is finding appreciation for those with different worldviews possible? Can we fully understand another person?

This piece explores what has made us who we are and asks the question, "Can we become unified as a society?" Layered with deeply embedded bits of ephemera, this painting has its own developed memory and history. Memory and history play into our perceptions, motivations, and decisions. The elements that have made it are paritally revealed through scraping and sanding. In a similar way, events that have shaped us are also paritally revealed and sometimes hidden.

This painting is sealed with a UV Topcoat for protection. Framed. Ready to hang.

INQUIRE
If you are interested in this piece, contact Tara. She will be happy to provide pricing and other details about this painting. Tara also loves studio visits so contact her if you are in the Colorado Springs area for a studio tour!

48x48”
Mixed Media on Canvas
Framed with 3” deep pine floater frame.

This painting is sealed with a UV Topcoat for protection. Framed. Ready to hang.

INQUIRE
If you are interested in this piece, contact Tara. She will be happy to provide details about this painting. Tara also loves studio visits so contact her if you are in the Colorado Springs area for a studio tour!

30 x 30”
Mixed Media on Canvas

Layered with deeply embedded bits of ephemera, this painting has its own developed memory and history. Memory and history play into our perceptions, motivations, and decisions. The elements that have made it are paritally revealed through scraping and sanding. In a similar way, events that have shaped us are also paritally revealed and sometimes hidden.

This painting is sealed with a UV Topcoat for protection. Ready to hang.

INQUIRE
If you are interested in this piece, contact Tara. She will be happy to provide details about this painting. Tara also loves studio visits so contact her if you are in the Colorado Springs area for a studio tour!

24 x 24”
Mixed Media on Canvas

Layered with deeply embedded bits of ephemera, this painting has its own developed memory and history. Memory and history play into our perceptions, motivations, and decisions. The elements that have made it are paritally revealed through scraping and sanding. In a similar way, events that have shaped us are also paritally revealed and sometimes hidden.

24 x 24”
Acrylic and Mixed Media on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

Through a layering technique, I have incorporated Acrylic paint, Collage, Image Transfers, and various mark making tools into this painting. This piece has a spiritual undertone. It is based on the observation that no matter how long we wander or are lost, we are constantly able to receive a pouring out of love and blessings from above.

This piece is on a 1.5” canvas. This painting is sealed with a UV Topcoat for protection.

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If you are interested in this piece, contact Tara. She will be happy to provide pricing and other details about this painting. Tara also loves studio visits so contact her if you are in the Colorado Springs area for a studio tour!

60x48”

A creation story of sorts. The artist explores memory, history and the things that make one who they are. This piece asks the question, "What things have formed us and shaped our lives?"

Layered with deeply embedded bits of ephemera, this painting has its own developed memory and history. Memory and history play into our perceptions, motivations, and decisions. The elements that have made it are paritally revealed through scraping and sanding. In a similar way, events that have shaped us are also paritally revealed and sometimes hidden.

This painting is sealed with a UV Topcoat and varnished for protection with a layer of cold wax. Framed. Ready to hang.

INQUIRE
If you are interested in this piece, contact Tara. She will be happy to provide details about this painting. Tara also loves studio visits so contact her if you are in the Colorado Springs area for a studio tour!

48x48”
Acrylic and Mixed Media on Cradled Wood Panel

Through a layering technique, I have incorporated acrylic paint, collage, image transfers, and various mark making tools into this painting. This painting is sealed with a UV Topcoat for protection. It is wired and ready to hang.

48×48”
Mixed Media on Cradled Wood Panel

Through a layering technique, I have incorporated acrylic paint, collage, image transfers, and various mark making tools into this painting. This painting is sealed with a UV Topcoat for protection. It is wired and ready to hang.

24 x 24”
Mixed Media on Cradled Panel

Inspired by a white sofa, letting go, and deconstructing a memory. Cradled wood panel. This painting is sealed with a UV Topcoat for protection. Finished edges. Ready to hang.

INQUIRE
If you are interested in this piece, contact Tara. She will be happy to provide details about this painting. Tara also loves studio visits so contact her if you are in the Colorado Springs area for a studio tour!

30 x 30”
Mixed Media on Canvas

Layered with deeply embedded bits of ephemera, this painting has its own developed memory and history. Memory and history play into our perceptions, motivations, and decisions. The elements that have made it are paritally revealed through scraping and sanding. In a similar way, events that have shaped us are also paritally revealed and sometimes hidden.

This painting is sealed with a UV Topcoat for protection. Ready to hang.

INQUIRE
If you are interested in this piece, contact Tara. She will be happy to provide pricing and other details about this painting. Tara also loves studio visits so contact her if you are in the Colorado Springs area for a studio tour!

42 x 30”
Mixed Media on Cradled Panel

Layered with deeply embedded bits of ephemera, this painting has its own developed memory and history. Memory and history play into our perceptions, motivations, and decisions. The elements that have made it are paritally revealed through scraping and sanding. In a similar way, events that have shaped us are also paritally revealed and sometimes hidden.

This painting is sealed with a UV Topcoat for protection. Framed. Ready to hang.

INQUIRE
If you are interested in this piece, contact Tara. She will be happy to provide details about this painting. Tara also loves studio visits so contact her if you are in the Colorado Springs area for a studio tour!

Mixed Media on Cradled Panel,
24x24

This piece is inspired by man's smallness and a sense of wonder about our place in the universe.

Cradled wood panel. Painting is sealed with a UV Topcoat and varnished for protection with a layer of cold wax.

INQUIRE

If you are interested in purchasing this work or scheduling a studio visit, contact Tara and she will provide more information.

SOLD
36x36”
Mixed Media on Cradled panel

SOLD
36x48”
Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas

Through a layering technique, I have incorporated acrylic paint, collage, image transfers, and various mark making tools into this painting. This painting is sealed with a UV Topcoat for protection. It is wired and ready to hang.

48 x 48”
Mixed Media on Cradled Panel
SOLD

Cradled wood panel. This painting is sealed with a UV Topcoat for protection. Finished edges. Ready to hang.

30x40”
Mixed Media on Cradled Panel
SOLD

Layers of paint and ephemera create a rich, textured surface that tells the story of this painting’s history. Kelley-Cruz uses color and composition to create “visual poems” that are delicate and sometimes raw. This painting is sealed with a UV Topcoat and varnished for protection with a layer of cold wax. Finished edges. Ready to hang.

SOLD
42 x 30” Acrylic and Mixed Media on Cradled Panel.

Through a layering technique, I have incorporated Acrylic paint, Collage, Image Transfers, and various mark making tools into this painting.

This piece is on a 2” cradled wood panel. This painting is sealed with a UV Topcoat for protection.

30x40”
SOLD

Layers of paint and ephemera create a rich, textured surface that tells the story of this painting’s history. Kelley-Cruz uses color and composition to create “visual poems” that are delicate and sometimes raw. This painting is sealed with a UV Topcoat and varnished for protection with a layer of cold wax. Finished edges. Ready to hang.

42 x 30”
SOLD

Layers of paint and ephemera create a rich, textured surface that tells the story of this painting’s history. Kelley-Cruz uses color and composition to create “visual poems” that are delicate and sometimes raw. This painting is sealed with a UV Topcoat and varnished for protection with a layer of cold wax. Finished edges. Ready to hang.

48x48”
SOLD

Layers of paint and ephemera create a rich, textured surface that tells the story of this painting’s history. Kelley-Cruz uses color and composition to create “visual poems” that are delicate and sometimes raw. This painting is sealed with a UV Topcoat and varnished for protection with a layer of cold wax. Finished edges. Ready to hang.

24x24”
SOLD