Tara Shaw is an Australian artist who paints mainly in pastels, pastel and ink, and watercolour and pastel. She resides with her husband and two dogs on her farm in Queensland. Her wildlife art is inspired by the bush. She has been painting with pastel since 2008. She grew up in Canada and spent her youth hiking and working as a nurse. When she doesn't have her hands dirty from painting or from working on her organic garden she spends her time doing online nurse/naturopath consults through House of Sage Holistic Health therapies.