By
Tom Blood
Piece description from the artist
A range of people, both young and old, are literally walking on air between two massive rock formations rising above the land and sea below. The people are crossing in both directions, seemingly oblivious that they are hundreds of feet above the trees below. This is the first painting I've ever done with a brownish sky. It's also one of the first paintings I've done where the size of the people are dwarfed by the enormity of the setting they're in. Yet your eyes are drawn to the people – an old man with a cane, a man pushing a woman in a wheelchair, a younger man with a backpack. Their look is somewhat cartoony which makes for a surreal setting against the dramatic backdrop.
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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