Tara Good’s work has always been informed by her surroundings. Early series reflected the landscapes of coastal Georgia in misty atmospheres of reflective silicate minerals, and densely collaged, textured surfaces reminiscent of the train cars riddled with graffiti that rumbled past her historic studio in Clyo. This new opus focuses on a different shoreline and it shares many of those early qualities, namely an attention to surface and Regionalism, bringing new imagery and information to the substrates via the exploration of the figure. Long gone are the misty landscapes of Lowcountry fog, replaced by the people and places that make up her current everyday experience among the barrier islands of coastal New Jersey. A strong thread of Formalism can be traced throughout her oeuvre along with a continued interest in technique and media, a topic of research she has been engaged in for some time. Her ability to elevate industrial elements into fine art is prevalent and strives to build connections between communities.