Tari Dodd-DiBello

Charismatic, whimsical & vibrant is the artistry that Tari invokes in her paintings. Inspired by her wordly travels, her works are reflective of her eccentric personality, views, and unconventional approach to life.

Traveling extensively as a professional ice skater, publicist and promoter, artist Tari Dodd DiBello developed a cosmopolitan view of the world and its inhabitants. That experience gave Tari a unique insight into certain inner circles, like the world of wine, in which she has been immersed since 1988.

Tari illustrates and parodies this world in a caricatural style reminiscent of artists like Marc Chagall and Honore' Daumier. This 500-year-old tradition in art was intended principally to poke fun at pretentiousness.(1) "With my work, I like to make people laugh and smile,"says Tari. "Wine is a great subject to make light of because there are so many people who take it too seriously," she  explains.

Tari moved to the Okanagan Valley,British Columbia in 2000, with her winemaker husband. She quickly and exuberantly embraced the Okanagan, just as she exuberantly embraces life, and her latest works are energized by the Valley's new sights, new colours, and new textures. The result is characterized by broad brushstrokes in bright colors and the textures of handmade paper and dried leaves---such is the fanciful world of Tari Dodd DiBello's paintings.

(1) See 500 years of Wine in Art: The Sterling Vineyards Print Portfolio, traveling exhibition 2005 (http://www.docsnews.com/sterling.html).