Featured Artist: Tom Morgan
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Artist’s Statement
Many years ago I got caught drawing a nude woman by my grade 6 teacher. Rather than scold me she looked at my drawing and pointed out that I had failed to include the gentle S-curve of the spine. I thanked her for her advice and for the last half a century I have been endeavoring to to get that S-curve just right. The journey has led me through the use of most mediums that can be used to create an image in a 2-dimensional format.
In the early years of adult life I lived the starving artist scenario, producing artwork in an endeavor to feed and house myself. It was during this time that I produced a large quantity of acrylic canvases that I sold or traded to eke out a modest living. During this time I also had some of my best work stolen by unscrupulous art dealers. I decided that I needed to raise my standard of living and chose to get into the Graphic Art environment. This allowed me a decent income and was sort of art related as I found myself making quality reproductions of other artist’s work. During this time I also kept on making my own art, doing commissioned work and personal ‘for me’ work. So when my Graphics career came to an end I was ready and put all my efforts into painting what I wanted to paint. As it turns out my favorite subject has remained as it was back in grade 6, the female nude. As I explain to my friends "It’s a hard job but somebody has to do it."
BIO
Training:
- Vancouver Community College (Diploma - English and Social Sciences)
- Vancouver School of Art 2 years
- Vancouver Vocational Institute (Diploma - Graphic Arts)
- Apprenticeship in ( 5 years in Litho Prep / color stripping )
- Private Lessons - I was introduced to the Air Brush by Jim Mckenzie (a well known BC artist). This was a valuable tool that I used to help create many photorealist images.
- Years of life drawing workshops at:
- Vancouver Community College
- Langara College
- Surrey Art gallery
- Malaspina College (Powell River, BC)
Corporate Clients:
- Cactus Club Restaurants - Over a 3 year period Cactus Club Restaurants commissioned 11 large acrylic canvases (averaging 4 feet X 5 feet) for 4 of their restaurants around Vancouver. The paintings were original in design but done in the style of Roy Lichtenstein.
Private Commissions:
- Patrick Fitzgerald - oil painting of his yacht
- John Thomas - Air Brushed Water Color portrait of his Kenworth 18 wheeler.
- I did numerous airbrush painting of vehicles (trains,trucks,race cars). Some of these took upwards of three hundred hours to complete.
Exhibitions:
- Group show New West Arts Council
- Group show (Heritage artists)
- Group show Heritage Grill New Westminster BC
- 2 person show Heritage Grill New Westminster BC
- Solo show “How Nude Is Too Nude” at Heritage Grill (held over by popular demand).
Contact:
Tom Morgan — thosw@shaw.caWebsite: Tom Morgan Fine Art2
Notes: CC—Curators' Choice; My Fav—My Favorite N*de; H. M.—Honorable Mention
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