Art as poetry
Welcome to art that encapsulates emotions, faith, and growth using line, color, energy and white space. Secular themes and a personal quest to process emotions led me to abstract imagery, transforming feelings into hues, brush strokes and layered representations. I was trained as a poet first, and my paintings are like poems, capturing mood with color, line, and space.
My technique is built on decades of experimentation and practice. I employ half a dozen distinct styles, each adapted to echo the emotional undercurrent of a specific piece. Each piece is aimed at provoking feelings rather than a visual narrative. I am slow in processing my own feelings, and art allows me a path to get them out that others can experience as well.
Influences? Rembrandt, Klee, Calder, Rothko, Kadinsky, and Dali top the list.
Outside of Art
Outside of art, I thrive as a poet and a writer, with several published books. Over the past decade, I have transformed from technical work to work that helps people, and today I have a glorious patchwork a living as an artist, writer, coach and consultant, spiritual counselor, and part-time Methodist Pastor.
I live in West Pawlet Vermont, with studios just across the border in an old Presbyterian Church in Middle Granville, NY. I am married and have two cats.
Currently living and working in Vermont, I was raised in Richmond, Virginia, and spending 30+ years in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virgina, I navigated my formative years largely unassisted, developing within a household that discouraged creative expression. With no artistic support, any talent I had quietly lay dormant until my adult life. It was only in my twenties when an irrepressible passion for creativity emerged, ignited by a seemingly minuscule sketch of a castle that I wanted a wall sized drawing of. Unaware that people just don’t pick up and create art. I did. And that is how it started.
The Journey
My educational background provides an intriguing divergence from my artistic inclinations. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in English with minors in History, Communications, and Drama. I also have a Master’s degree in Poetry Writing and a Doctor of Divinity.
After college was 35 years in the broadcast technology industry, designing and building TV studios and control rooms, with projects extending across the country and even globally. Art became an indispensable part of my existence. Until my fifties, when enduring the personal turmoil of divorce and a decimating phase of depression. I eventually moved in 2009, finding myself in the serene landscapes of Vermont, which sparked my artistic revival.
The Blog
This blog constantly updates my latest work. Pricing here is the same I charge through galleries. I do offer discounts to locals, churches and regular patrons. Ask if you fit one of those bills. Want a print instead? Visit Fine Art America to purchase museum-quality prints. If you are a gallery owner who would like to sell my work, an interior designer, a patron who wishes to have a painting done by commission, or simply want to start a conversation, you can contact me directly.
Be well. Travel wisely,
Tom
