Written by My name is Tamara de Fretes (follow me on Instagram!). I am an amateur watercolorist who lives in Tangerang Selatan, Indonesia. I’m very fortunate to be able to work from home. I am a stock trader by day and a homemaker, a wife, a mother of a grownup daughter and a trouble shooter within the household by day and night and anytime in between.
Working on my watercolors became both a luxury and a stress relief from the nerve wrecking ever changing stock market. I have a degree in architecture but became a self taught watercolorist instead. I love beauty and believe it can be found anywhere. Thanks to my educational background I consider proportion a very important element in every object I paint.
My favorite subjects are those ever graceful classic/contemporary ballet dancers, street fashionista and beautiful people with character. Daniel Craig falls into my category of beautiful people, I just haven’t gotten time to paint him. My favorite “Me Time” is sitting in a bustling cafe with a pen and a sketchbook, observing people and making sketches of those worth sketching.
Being part of the older generation, I was introduced to Instagram by my daughter and was amazed and grateful by it that I can now share my artistic work without borders. I make my cafe sketches with an ordinary ink pen and color them at home with my all time favorite Winsor & Newton artist watercolor. I also like to use Derwent watercolor pencils especially to add texture to my paintings.
I sometimes use white ink to create highlights and certain images like rain on a window pane. Watercolor is the best medium I have ever worked with and I do hope that in many years to come I will still be able to work with it and be recognized for my artistry.
You work is very pretty 🙂
Glad you liked the feature, Alok! Thanks so much for commenting! 😃
Dear Tamara, thank you sharing your graceful and dynamic watercolor paintings. I’m inspired, I’m signing up now to follow you in IG. Thank you Charlie!
Love to hear that, Sharon!! Thanks friend! 😃👍🏻
Wow, beautiful and inspirational work! Thanks Charlie!!
Yay! So happy you liked this Laura!! 💕😃
Gorgeous!
Thanks for commenting Cindy! Happy you liked this! 😃
Beautiful doodlewashes! And I definitely relate about daughter’s showing you Instagram. Mine are constantly showing me what to do and more importantly what not to do. Will follow in IG!
Yay! Love to know that Kari! 😉💕
Beautiful work!
Yay! So glad you liked this, Cynthia! 😃
Look forward to following you, getting to know you, enjoying the beauty of your art Tamara! thanks for sharing Charlie!
Awww so love hearing that Jodi! Thanks! ❤️😃
You’re good at what you do 🙂 this is very inspiring.
Thanks so much for commenting friend! Glad you liked the feature!! 😃