By
Tom Blood
Piece description from the artist
There's nothing surreal about this painting. It's just a boy on a snowy path in the woods, pausing for a bit as snow falls around him and sunlight is breaking through the trees. Yet there's still a magical, surreal feel to it – a moment in time captured where a small boy has wandered into the woods and has stopped for some reason before stepping into the light that shines down from above. There is a certain child-like wonder to it. I couldn't quite decide what to name this painting so I reached out to my followers and they responded. Some told me it seemed like a sign from above. Another said it offered hope that winter would soon be over. So I decided to call it Winter's Promise. Yes, winters can be long and we yearn for sunnier days. Yet there is beauty in winter. A falling snow. Icicles hanging from trees or roofs. Every season has its beauty. Winter's Promise to each one of us is to appreciate it, knowing that warmer days and new growth will soon be on its way.
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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