Current Series: 'Color in Action'
This series of paintings continues Tom's exploration of layers, texture and depth. They're a natural progression of his work in recent years, which, in this incarnation, has found new life and vigor in the combination of bright colors and unbridled action.
The series is inspired by both the action style of painting as pioneered by Jackson Pollock and the representation of the subtleties and dynamics of color as championed by Mark Rothko. The all-over, drip
technique is contained by the form present in the blocks of color. Those colors are, in turn, brought to life in a bold, impassioned way by the action of the paint's application. This is an homage, yes; but also a daring new expression of these time-honored techniques.
In contrast to Tom's previous Depth of Feel series (link below), which explored emotions common to us all, Color in Action bursts forth with a perspective that is brighter and inherently optimistic.
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Links to additional galleries are available below the images.
To view the recent "Depth of Feel" series, click here.
To view some of Tom's earlier work, click here.