Artsuite - William Paul Thomas - Donna's Son From Chicago - Original Painting - 24 x 36 inches.  Thomas chooses specific models to honor everyday people and to recognize their significance in his life’s path.  Integrating text and symbols into the portrait, the work begins as an acknowledgement of an individual and is transformed into a set of symbols poised for investigation.

WILLIAM PAUL THOMAS

Painting | 2017

 

Thomas chooses specific models to honor everyday people and to recognize their significance in his life’s path.  Integrating text and symbols into the portrait, the work begins as an acknowledgement of an individual and is transformed into a set of symbols poised for investigation.

 

Size

24 x 36 inches - Unframed

 

Materials

Oil on canvas

 

Authenticity

Hand signed by the artist

Donna’s Son From Chicago

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WILLIAM PAUL THOMAS

Painting | 2017

 

Thomas chooses specific models to honor everyday people and to recognize their significance in his life’s path.  Integrating text and symbols into the portrait, the work begins as an acknowledgement of an individual and is transformed into a set of symbols poised for investigation.

 

Size

24 x 36 inches - Unframed

 

Materials

Oil on canvas

 

Authenticity

Hand signed by the artist

Behind the Scenes

William Paul Thomas

Durham, NC
PAINTING

Of the hundreds of portraits artist William Paul Thomas has painted, he says the large scale oil painting of his grandmother Carolyn Thomas is probably his favorite, and not just because it was selected by Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry to be featured in its annual Black Creativity exhibition. The affinity is more about his love for his grandmother and an appreciation for the influential role she has played in his...