Member of:  Oil Painter’s of America, Portrait Artist of America, American Impressionist Society, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Steamboat Art Museum, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Art Association of Jackson Hole.

Tamara was raised in the lush redwood landscape of the north coast of California where she and her husband raised their three children. They currently reside in the Jackson Hole area of Wyoming, where they enjoy the vast Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks.

 Early on, Callens was naturally drawn to art.  As the youngest child in a family of five siblings that included two sets of twins, Tamara grew up in a creative and talented environment that encouraged drawing and painting.  Her mother, who was an art teacher, was the major factor in planting these seeds when she urged Tammy and her twin brother to sketch their own images over and over while sitting in front of a mirror.

Her interest as a professional artist began through enjoying great artists such as Zorn, Sorolla, and Sargent.  Studying their works as well as observing today’s masters has inspired Tamara to paint full-time and constantly to improve her skills.

Proficient in landscape, figure and portrait subjects, Tamara utilizes traditional painting techniques in a decidedly contemporary fashion. While her subject matter remains timeless, she favors dramatic and yet intimate compositions that feature shimmering color harmonies and painterly brushwork. 

In all, Tamara’s luminous oils reflect clarity of vision, passion, and a spiritual focus reminiscent of earlier American impressionists such as Edgar Payne, Guy Rose and William Wendt, and many others.

                      2010....!st PlaceAward as Guest Artist Perez Fine Art

                      2010.....Salon Internationl Juried show,  Greenhouse Gallery

                      2010.....Fine Art Connoisseur Mag.  "Three Artists to Watch"

                      2009.... Legacy Gallery,  Holiday Miniatures Show