Tara Hagood

Tara Hagood is a self-taught artist who lives and works out of Leesburg, Florida. Born in Visalia, California to a single-mother and a colorful family, art has been a constant in her life from a young age. Utilizing it as a form of escapism and expression in the past, recent years have allowed her to re-examine what it looks like to create and pursue art professionally. 

The themes in her art range from the cycle of poverty and generational trauma to more simplistic messages like giving in to your imagination, cherishing life, and connecting to the earth around you. Nature has always been a driving force for Tara's work, whether it be her muse, creating ephemeral art, or through her use of mediums like cyanotype or foraged natural dye. Working in a wide array of mediums - oil, acrylic, watercolor, and cyanotype have been the prevailing bases recently as she expands her professional portfolio. Often described as eccentric, she doesn't shy away from letting her inner-child out, as can be seen in more of her popular pieces like "Just One Of Those Days".

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This piece was created using various litter found along my daily walk and a 2022 copy of "Lake County Parks & Trails Events Guide" that was heading to the trash.