Hello! My name is Tanja Ware and I have been an artist, in one way or another, for most of my life. I was thirteen when my first illustration was printed and commissioned portraits provided extra money all through school. Next came a 23 year career as a commercial illustratior/graphic designer. After an early retirement, I decided to try my hand at fine arts. Currently I am working in oil, watercolor & pastels with pastels being my preferred medium. I work in the realism style, although not photo realism. I am not an...more