The Journey

Tamara Rymer has only to turn to her own family’s history to find a deep well of inspiration. Her mind and her art have been fueled by stories of cowboys and traders, travelers and outlaws, horses and Native Americans who crisscrossed the ranch owned by her great-grandparents. 

Tamara's G-grandmother is of Cheraw descent. She and family members moved to Texas after an Executive Order of U. S. President James K. Polk, allowing members of the Old Settler and Ridge Party Cherokees to leave Indian Territory for Texas. To seek lands which to settle and re-establish a government there in order to protect their lives and that of their families. A near civil war state had  existed in the Cherokee Nation following the forced removal of 1838-39. The community established was the Mt. Tabor Indian Community, which consisted of several different tribe affiliations. Tamara  continues her ancestry research also looking into her fathers Cherokee heritage, which  fuels her journal in art. 

Painting the west and further west, Tamara is also an avid snorkeler, capturing art from the Pacific as well. She feels the differences between the southwest and ocean living compliment each other.

Tamara is in public and private collections throughout the world. Her membership affiliations include, the New Mexico Watercolor Society, where she is a Signature member, the Oil Painters of America, and the American Quarter Horse Association.