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Tom

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About Me

An artist who has declared his existance.
I am living in the possibility that a five year old has on the night of Christmas eve.
This was written about me recently.
Tom is enthusiastic about his life at the moment. He is fortunate to have found a path to fulfillment so early in his life. Each day when he picks up a brush he is immersed in a world that is increasingly fascinating and exciting.
Standing on the shoulders of giants, Tom’s work reflects his passionate interest in painting in the Western European Tradition. A thread can be followed from Tom’s paintings to his mentor Edward Loper to Cezanne and clear back to the Byzantines.
His distortion of realism releases in us an exploration of color and texture. He searches for his place on the continuum. He does not paint objects; he paints line, light, color and space. Currently he is interested in exploring paint quality. He wants you to feel the paint in your mind so strongly that you are compelled to touch the fragile peaks of thick paint.
For my artist web page: http://www.delporteart.com
For my Cross Country Bicycle Blog go to: http://westernexpress.blogspot.com/
For information on where my studio is located go to: http://www.thedcca.org/

My Interests

The transformation of life. Beauty in all its forms. Grace. Love.

And above all the possibility of possibility

I'd like to meet:

Cezanne, El Greco, Leonardo, Rubens, Titian, Raphael, De chirco, Ghandi, My ancestors, Me in 50 years. Me in my final life.

Someone who is interested in participating in art. I am always looking for new people who will allow me to try to capture them for eternity in paint. The camera is way better suited at making a picture of you. I'm interested in a work of art. I am interested in your luminocity and color.

So do it. Be a part of history. Imagine having your grand kids walking through the museum and saying... Wow grandmom looked amazing! lol

Music:

There is not any music I wouldn't listen to.

Movies:

Saving Pvt. Ryan, The Passion, Better off dead, Airplane, any movie where something embarassing happens. Like american pie or revenge of nerds

Television:

HBO series are the best!

Books:

The art in painting, artist to artist, da vinci code, oh so many others

Heroes:

Edward Loper Sr., and anyone else on my would like to meet list.

My Blog

I finally have a web page...

I have always been hesitant about putting up a web page because I did not think my work would work the way I wanted it to in picture form... Not that they wouldn’t look good, but you w...
Posted by Tom on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:40:00 PST

"flat" paintings...

This week I was looking at some of my "flat" paintings and thinking that I might give them to the models who posed for them. I went so far as to varnish, frame and sign most of them and then...
Posted by Tom on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:59:00 PST

Letting go and creating new

So I recently got something. an understanding if you will. I got that I needed to let go. Let go of lots of things. Clean out the attic if you will.So it was asked of me why I'm not in New York sellin...
Posted by Tom on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:26:00 PST

Art in my studio

Well it took long enough... I'm back painting. I have several paintings I'm working on right now, but I have several that I would love to attempt.My question to you is... do you want to be immortalize...
Posted by Tom on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:54:00 PST

Last art loop season

So I have been thinking... This may be my last year here at the DCCA. It is getting quite expensive and I can't say I have been using it a lot... So with that said... lets party like it's the end!Come...
Posted by Tom on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 05:44:00 PST

San Fran to Yorktown... What a ride

So today I finished my trip... 70 days of riding my bicycle across this country of ours... 70 days of adventure... It is hard to imagine the whole thing, but I did it! I want to start off by thanking ...
Posted by Tom on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 10:11:00 PST

Almost done the ride

Well who knew it, but I have almost made it home! It has been more than two months and 3,700 miles on a bicycle! I could write several books on the subject and maybe someday I will, but for right now ...
Posted by Tom on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 04:25:00 PST

What makes someone a H.O.G.?

So I have a question for anyone willing to answer... I would guess it should come from a woman, in that it is a woman who determines who is a HOG and who is not. HOG = hot old guy. I ask, becasue two ...
Posted by Tom on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 06:08:00 PST

One week until I leave

The love and support has been amazing. I feel like I will be carried and will be carrying so many people on this journey. From one friend who has offered to fly out and meet me anywhere any time to ke...
Posted by Tom on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 07:37:00 PST

off to the unknown

So the last few years have been amazing. I declared my existence as an artist. I saw my mother through the end of her life. I got a studio in a museum. I added a ZERO! I had a show in NYC, I was in a ...
Posted by Tom on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 03:27:00 PST