Introduction
| Born
in 1949 in Yorkshire, Tom spent his early childhood in equatorial
Africa. In 1955 his family returned to live in Yorkshire where he
went through school. He went on to study Fine Art at Newcastle Upon Tyne University where his studies spanned painting, photography and the History of Art and he gained his B.A. in 1971. On graduating he was awarded a Bunzl travel scholarship to study in Italy . There, based near Florence, he travelled extensively around the Italy's artistic centres, also visiting France, the Netherlands, Austria and America. |
EDUCATION
| 1975
- 76 1971 |
Cert. Ed. Bristol University B.A. Newcastle Upon Tyne University Bunzl Travel Scholarship - based in Florence Italy |
CAREER
| 1986
- 93 1980 1977 - 79 |
Co-Director with Gabrielle Hawkes Visions & Journeys Gallery St. Just Head of Arts - Mounts Bay School - Penzance Art Tutor - Arts Educational School - London |
EXHIBITIONS
| 1986
- 93 1975 - 76 |
Visions & Journeys Gallery - St. Just Royal Academy of Arts Federation of British Artists Bath Art Centre - Bath Bristol Art Centre - Bristol Plymouth Art Centre - Plymouth |
FORTHCOMING EXHIBITIONS
| July 21 - 27, 2001 | Mariner's Gallery, St. Ives |
| From 1997 to
'99 Tom chose to teach part time in order to devote more time to painting. In 1998, together with Gabrielle Hawkes, he converted what had been their gallery in St. Just into The Turn of the Tide Studio. In December 1999 he took up the opportunity of early retirement from teaching and now his painting is his major occupation. His involvement as a painter in the cultural life of his community is the realisation of a long cherished ambition. |
ARTISTS STATEMENT
| Current
themes of my work. Most days I'm working on a piece that celebrates some aspect of living in this very special coastal environment. I also find time each day to go out and discover endlessly new facets of the landscape that will find their way into future paintings. Living near the Atlantic, coastal forms are of course something I return to again and again I'm fascinated by the interplay of the sky with the body of land or sea beneath it. The significance of each tree in an area where they are relatively rare and the patterns created by traditional agriculture in this part of Cornwall are also themes of current interest to me. Many other aspects remain for me to discover afresh through painting. Working methods. In feeling my way towards a painting I make many sketchbook jottings and also use both a camera and a computer to develop ideas for the composition. The studies function as something like the score of a piece of music ( I nearly always listen to Bach while I'm working). The interpretation of this "score" is what is involved in the painting process back at the studio. So I am aiming to translate what I have selected into the language of painting. |
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Henderson-Smith
Chapel Rock
Acrylic on Canvas
60cm x 60cm
£650.00
Carn Gloose
Acrylic on Canvas
60cm x 60cm
£650.00
Kenidjack
Acrylic on Canvas
76cm x 104cm
£900.00
Porthmear Beach
Acrylic on Canvas
61cm x 92cm
£850.00
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Carn Bosavern
Acrylic on Canvas
30cm x 60cm
£500.00
Porth Nanven Rockpool
Acrylic on Canvas
30cm x 60cm
£500.00
