Tara Hamilton is a watercolorist who uses the special qualities of the medium to capture color and the contrasts of light and dark in her representational studies of landscapes, florals and everyday urban and rural scenes. A lifelong Washingtonian, she is a member of the Capitol Hill Art League, the Potomac Valley Watercolorists , Washington Watercolor Association, and the Alexandria Art League. She has won awards in juried shows throughout the Washington metropolitan area.