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| Tom on Location in Grand Junction, Colorado - Painting the Largest Flat Top Mountain in the World (The Grand Mesa, Grand Junction, Colorado) as he stands atop the Colorado National Monument | Tom in his Studio - Grand Junction, Colorado - Painting a small version of what will be our NEW PRINT - One of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World (Rainbow Bridge, Lake Powell, Utah) |
Summary
Be it a sandstone canyon on Southwestern Arizona, a tropical storm in Hawaii, a tornado in Oklahoma or a frying pan in his kitchen, variety is what inspires, challenges and ultimately teaches Tom Stubbs. He paints and studies on location: learning from nature and living his art.Often, Tom puts on a pair of running shoes and heads out to the same mountain passes, narrow canyons and high deserts he loves to paint. You might find him mountain biking a rocky trail or climbing a sheer rock cliff, seeking hands-on inspiration. Tom forms a more intimate relationship with the subject of his art by being active in the very landscapes he paints.
Back at his studio, he uses the small "plein air" paintings (field studies) as references for his larger, refined studio paintings. He applies to his canvases what nature has given him: shifting forms and their relationship, movement from shadow to light, edges of color, butting here and blending softly there--transitions of warmth into coolness and back again. To each subject he applies the same elements of movement, continuity, balance and variety. Tom carefully places into each of his works his "necessary elements" of good landscape painting which he has spent 22 years acquiring through study and the help of Daniel Sprick, Wilson Hurley, and other artists.
Background and Education
Tom was born in Flint, Michigan in 1959. His family moved to Grand Junction, Colorado when he was eleven. It was there that he developed a love and appreciation of the desert plateaus and mountains that moved him to paint and draw outdoors to express his feelings about this unique area.
Tom spent 5 years studying Fine Art at Mesa State College in Grand Junction, Colorado. His studies included: Figure Drawing, Advanced Drawing, Oil Painting, Etching and Engraving, Print Making. Tom eventually developed a love for painting landscapes in oil. Tom has continued his own studies beyond college and has painted with Gordon Brown, Shang Ding, Daniel Sprick and Wilson Hurley. Tom traveled to Paris to study the works of some of his favorite artists. Other artists which have had significant influence on Tom's art are: Jules Bastien-Lepage, Edgar Degas, Daniel Ridgeway Knight, Thomas Eakins, George Inness, Thomas Dewing, Thomas Moran, Frederic Church, Albert Bierdstadt, Jan Vermeer, and Charles Sprague Pearce.
Teaching Experience
Tom has taught Figure Drawing, Advanced Drawing, and Pastel Drawing at Mesa State College where he has been a guest instructor over the past 10 years. He has also taught several individual students and enjoyed cooperative learning with other artists.
Personal Interests
Tom enjoys spending time in the back country of Colorado, Utah, and Arizona. Tom is an avid athlete who enjoys a wide variety of sports. Tom is a world-class rock climber and enjoys riding and racing bicycles (road and mountain ), trail running, skiing, swimming, golf, surfing, and has competed in a qualifier for the "Iron Man" (swim, bike, run)
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