A River Runs Through It....

Hi Folks,
Well, summer is in full swing these days. Days and weekends are filling up for the summertime fun. I hope you can get out to see me at a show, a workshop, or a demo. Although I cannot keep the blog up current, I do try to send out emails about where I am going to be next. If you are interested in being informed, send me an email letting me know to add you to my subscription list. my email is bradshaw72@gmail.com

here are a few paintings done in the last wk or so

Morning under 3 Peak
8 x 10
Oil
$275

Sunset behind Priest
8 x 10
Oil
$275

Crabtree Rocks of Time
12 x 12
Oil
$500

Crenshaw, looking from the south
12 x 9
Oil
$375.00

Also, I am teaching a workshop this weekend for Blue Skies gallery.
There are still a few spots open if you are interested and want to know more information
here's Leslie's phone number....757 727 0028

Hope to see you all out on the road!
Take care!
Tom

Newest painting...

Awakenings

16x20

Oil on stretched canvas

This painting materialized from readings and paintings from Frederick Remington. I have always been fond of Remington's night time scenes and having a full moon last week peaked my interest to move and explore that pallet. I love the mood and the power that you can achieve with a darker harmony for its mood. 

I also did a time lapse of this painting. It's on YouTube if you want to view it, just search for thomas bradshaw Remington painting, you should find it there. Have fun and see you all soon!

Free Demo Days are here!

Hi folks,
I hope this finds you all well. It's been a couple of weeks since posting so I thought I would update with new paintings, new opportunities to paint with me, and even come to one of Free Demo Wednesday. I'd love to see anyone who wants to come by and talk about Art or to just find out who/what is trending in the art world.

Every Wednesday I am providing a place to come watch me paint for 3 hrs. This is a great opportunity to pick up a few tips, learn some of my secrets and just to chat.
So come by the gallery, 131 n. main st. Blackstone, va 23824 on wednesday's from 2-5pm.

Here's a few paintings from the past month!

Traveler
18 x 24
Sold

Virginia Cedars
20 x 24
Oil on Stretched Canvas
$1350

The Red Door
11 x 14
$475

Blowing like a northbound Train
6 x 8
$325

Nottoway Reservoir on Ice
9 x 12
$535

Is frosty your friend too?

How many times do you wake up and see snow trickling down and turning an ordinary scene extraordinary? It's become second nature around here in Va. I don't recall in my youth that it has ever snowed this much in one season. But yet it's a welcomed change of scenery and great to paint some snow for a change!  Festival season is right around the corner so I've been busy producing for some shows comeing up. Here are the latest paintings...

Sunset beach

11x14 oil on linen

$795

Nottoway reservoir on ice

9x12 oil on linen

$645

Namozine Presbyterian church

11x14

Sold

Armory in Snow

9x12 oil on linen

$645 (60% sales go to help restore this facility)

Skies above Elizabeth city

11x14 oil on linen

This was a demo I did earlier in the month for a gallery in Richmond. Sold right after the demo. 

Closing in

8x 10 oil on paper

$575

Happy New Year- 2015

Hi folks!

Hope this finds you all doing good. I've had a very very busy couple of months and so much has been blessed upon me over the last couple of months. God has been so good and I finally feel like I am working in ways that enrich others and sharing this gift that he has given to me. I am TRUELY blessed. I want to thank all the new acquisitions that have happened over the past year! It TRUELY has been the best year of my career! Thank you all. 

Off to a chilly start this year but the paintings are still churning away. I hope each one of yall take an opportunity to visit my gallery in beautiful downtown Blackstone Va. Since I am a painter of light the same scene will be different in the matter of hours, so there is inspiration all around us! Every turn I make there is a painting if you use your creative eye. It takes may years to craft and hone your abilities to see artistically and then many more miles of canvas just to produce just one Great painting. I don't want to bore you with the details but all of this comes into play when it just works itself into a painting. 

Here are a few paintings done over the past couple of weeks. Hope you enjoy!!

Happy painting!!

Nottoway Cedar
6 x 8
Oil on linen
$275

New Years Day, Atlantic City - 29th floor
9 x 12
Oil on linen
NFS

Winter's Reprise
16 x 20
Oil on canvas
$1495.00

Looking North, Fence Line
9 x 12
Oil on linen
$575.00

Along Queens Creek
16 x 20
Oil on linen
Sold

What's in your bag of tricks?

Hi folks,
I hope everyone's doing good! I have really enjoyed all this nice cooler weather. It's still been warm enough to get out and paint and the skies around Southern Va have been incredible!

I have been teaching for the past couple of months and all of my students are asking me, " why are you spilling all of your bag of tricks with us". My idea of helping others paint is to open my mind up and share all the information that I have with them. What this means, of course, is sharing of knowledge. Knowledge is power, now what you do with that knowledge, I can't control, but at least I feel like I shared a bit of my soul with the student. Both walk away feeling like we did our best. I have picked up alot of information while painting with some of the nation's top plein air painters and they opened up for me, so why should I keep all of my secrets locked away in a bag? Fear someone will take my secrets and run with them? NO! I am open to anyone trying these ideas and incorporating them into their own style of painting. That's where the magic is, that's ART. So, if you want to learn about all my bag of tricks....sign up for one of my workshops or classes, here at my gallery, ThomasBradshaw.net, or if your in the Richmond area, go over to see Diana at For Arts Sake gallery in the west end and sign up for a thursday class
held every thursday from 10-12:30. Some weeks, weather permitting, we go outside and paint.

Or come by my gallery here in Blackstone, va and sign up right here where I can cater to your schedule. Both way's are a great way to come paint with me and learn my bag of tricks!

Here's some recent paintings I've been working on out in the field, Enjoy
Take care,
Tom

Post Sept, Pre October...

Hi folks,
I have just gotten back from being on the road since last Thursday. I must say, It is such a pleasure to share this passion of mine with others who have been so gracious and helping me become to artist that I have always set my high standards towards. Spending time with other artist at Williamsburg Chamber of Commerses Art Stroll and meeting new friends as well. Then Friday I loaded up the van with more paintings and took a little overnight road trip to Elizabeth City, NC. Courtney, from Serenity Studios Art held a friday art walk as well with me being the featured Artist. What an honor considering I had never even been to Elizabeth City. They opened themselves up so graciously and I met MANY new friends there as well. This event went so well that I will be returning back to Elizabeth City to teach a 2 day workshop in November 4-5. This will be a plein air workshop and hopefully the weather will hold out for the better. Any which way, it'll be a fun time! Sign up today here

Here's a painting I did while down in Elizabeth City....

Immediately following the Art Walk in Elizabeth City I returned to Williamsburg for Sat/Sunday's biggest yearly event The Occasion for the Art's. This event draws in over 150+ plus fine artist and jewelry artisans from around the country. The weather could not have been better! Saturdays weather was a bit on the hot side, and Sunday's was a little on the cool side. Normal Virginia fall....I met some great new friends and got to spend some time in Williamsburg. That's always a pleasure! All and all, what an incredible road trip!

Next up, Plein air Lexington, October 10-11. One word.....FALL!! Mountains Win AGAIN!