Tamara Diaz Painter - Providence, RI Tamara Diaz Providence, RI Email: Click here to Email me URL: www.LoveThyJob.com/TamaraDiaz      Tamara Diaz is a child therapist, educator and visual artist. She was born in New York City, but also lived in Barcelona, Spain for 5 years. Her mother grew up in the Bronx, New York, with her parents, who were Holocaust survivors. Diaz’s father and his family were Cuban-Catholic exiles who came to America in 1962 with nothing but their dreams. The result is a powerful spirituality with a deep respect for the struggles and beauty of both cultures.      Diaz’s style of art could be considered Pop Art. Some have described her work as fantastical and metaphorical; it does not fit easily into already established categories. Generally, she uses symbolism to express two distinct visions: one that is grounded in the present and one that looks to the future. At the heart of her work is an underlying concern for the human condition and its tension with spirituality. While many of Diaz’s pieces may seem utopian, a streak of realism runs through them. These tensions express themselves in her work through a free flow of themes and colors secured by the strength of bold lines.      Much of Diaz’s work depicts a spiritual vision of a better place. The various mediums she uses include markers, acrylics, pencil, pen and ink, photography, collage, and computer illustration. Because of the intensity of Diaz’s clinical work, painting helps her to relax. Many of Diaz’s pieces have originated from painful places, but become transformed into an optimistic realm through her choices of color. Always prepared to let loose the creative energy inside of her, she never leaves home without a drawing journal.