Midwest Chicana Welcomes Taj Mattingly, Artist.  Taj tells us his personal story and journey around art.
About Taj
After an accident that injured his dominant hand in the summer of 2016, Taj left his life of working as a graphic designer and illustrator to pursue a new way to tell his stories with artwork.  Driven by a focus on technique, Taj has pushed to learn new ways of drawing that he can approach ambidextrously.  At the start of 2018 he began #DrawEveryDay – a way to force himself to take time each day to make one work on paper.  Following the injury Taj began experiencing chronic pain, which inevitably influenced his work. He now approaches art in a relentless pursuit.  Taj’s current work uses bold, expressive marks to give the work a sense of movement that is both purposeful and unavoidable.  In all of his work he pushes for a balance between overwhelming intention and calm.  https://tajmakesart.com/

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