Mr Lloyd Whitaker
Mayor Maynard Jackson
Portrait Society Of America
Lois Nash Congressional Gold Medal
Portrait Society Of America
On Thursday evening, April 23 during the annual Portrait Society of America “Art of the Portrait” conference in Reston VA, Tom was among leading artists who gathered in the Grand Ballroom and painted demonstrations from the same live models. The finished paintings were well received and all were sold in a silent auction during the conference.
Tom Painting On The Beach
Mr Masamichi Sudo
Jack Guynn
Studio Incamminati
In July Tom was pleased to be a guest lecturer at Studio Incamminati, the renowned art school founded and directed by Tom’s long time friend Nelson Shanks in Philadelphia PA. Tom gave a presentation entitled “From the Mall to Statuary Hall: Lessons Learned as a Professional Portrait Painter”. In a well received marathon four hour evening slide presentation Tom spoke of his training and experiences as a veteran of nearly 40 years in the field and also offered advice and painting tips to the artists taking part in the Intensive Painting workshop and with visiting professional artists in the audience.