By
Tom Blood
Piece description from the artist
The world's population of Monarch butterflies continue to be in danger. For some reason, I decided to do a painting featuring these winged insects and they proved to be quite the challenge. I decided to once again feature my on-going tribute to Magritte by using a man in bowler hat, standing with his back turned to the viewer. Monarch butterflies are flying by him and off into the distance with one spending a few brief moments on his hat. The title of the painting refers to the simple fact that these gorgeous and important cog in nature's cycle may not be around much longer. Somehow, I hope mankind can figure out a way to keep the species going.
Tom Blood is a self-taught, modern-day surrealist, heavily influenced by his all-time favourite artist, Rene Magritte. Some of his early works include two crowd favorites – "Bobby Hull" which was created using a palette knife and "The Three Stooges" which was created using three primary colors. Since that time, Tom has pursued a more surrealistic path. He paints ideas. His goal is to paint the impossible, or at least, the highly improbable. With his paintings, viewers can always tell what's going on, not necessarily knowing why. He wants his paintings to tell stories that make people think, or bring a smile. His work has won numerous awards locally and he has had a number of solo shows in the St. Louis, Missouri area where he was born and raised.
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