Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Tom's Resume

 

 

Education

1960-Bachelor of Science, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona With emphasis in Commercial Art

Academic /Teaching Experience

1987-Faculty Fellow, Stanford University, Stanford, California

1979-1999-Core Faculty, Stanford Professional Publishing Course, Stanford, California. Taught Magazine Design and Book Design. Introduced critical "Projects" element to the international SPP Course.

1989-Featured Speaker-Corporate Identity-Continuing Education, University of California, San Diego
1996- Featured Speaker-Publishing-Continuing Education, University of California, San Diego

Career experience

1968-1972-Art Director of two of San Diego's top Advertising Agencies
1973-1991-Formed Design Quarter-a full service graphic design firm
1992-2002-Formed Tehabi Books, a visual book (Coffee-table book) Publishing Company in San Diego which grew from six persons to over thirty employees. Was responsible for the Design and Production and Publishing of some 100 titles and selling over six million total copies. Served as Senior Vice President, Design Director, and Publisher

2007-2013–Invited to participate in numerous Plein Air paintouts

2010 annual co-sponsored Hockaday Museum/Glacier National Park Plein Air Invitational celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Glacier National Park

2012-2013 Presented numerous Oil Painting workshops in Polson, Whitefish, and Bigfork, Montana

 Professional Development

2000-Studied Plein Air oil painting under Robert Watts at Watts Atelier, Encinitas, California.

2010-2013-Studied with several professional artists in Plein Air Workshops such as Kathryn Stats and Calvin Llaing  

Awards and Art Collections

1959—2013 continuing annual art sales to Museums Universities, Corporations, and Private Art Collectors throughout the nation  

Galleries / Exhibititions

1959-Award (Watercolor)- ASU Permanent Collection 
1960-Award (Watercolor)- ASU Permanent Collection
1960-Award (Sculpture)- ASU Permanent Collection

1960-1962-Scottsdale Art Gallery, Scottsdale Arizona
1960-Valley National Bank Award, Arizona State Fair
1961-One Man Show- Scottsdale Art Gallery, Scottsdale Arizona

1998-Thirty Five Piece exhibit at Art and Accents Gallery, Solana Beach, California

2005-Twenty five New Works in Oil and Watercolor-Bigfork Art and Cultural
Center 2005-Featured Artist of the Month-Bigfork Art and Cultural Center

2005 through 2013 annual Deck show at the Bigfork Festival of the Arts
2005-McCaffery Ranch and Lodge Open House

2006- Painting The Town-one man show of works profiling Bigfork, MT 

 

Bodies of Work currently on exhibit or under submission

"Detritus"-A Twenty-Piece themed body of work in watercolour.
"Below The Rushing Waters"-Six oil paintings of Montana game fish.
"Snowbound"-Ten works in oil of Montana winterscapes.
"Glacier National Park"-Seven new large Works in Oil

25 paintings on continuing exhibit at The Gallerie at Piney Creek, Whitefish MT

12 works on exhibit at Izzak Walton Inn just outside Glacier National Park, MT

Ten paintings on exhibit at the Inn at Meadow Lake in Columbia Falls, MT

Nine works on Montana Ranch life on exhibit at North Valley Hospital in Whitefish

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Upcoming Events

Mar312019
Shafers Restaurant

Shafers is one of Bigfork's newest resturants in Woods Bay and features an amazing chef. They also feature some twenty of my paintings—both Western Wildlands and Western Wildlife. For a special treat find your way to Mountain Lake Lodge for a culinary and visual treat.  

Mar152019
Home Gallery and Studio

It has been a eventful year exploring new styles and techniques. I have been intrigued with painting intensely colorful canvases using rich applications of paint applied with a pallete knife and bold brush strokes. These pieces can be viewed at our Home Gallery and Studio at 546 Grand Drive, in Bigfork. Give me a call and we'll make an appointment for you to come by. The works will also be displayed on our deck overlooking Bigfork Bay the first weekend in August at the Bigfork Festival of the Arts. 

Mar312019
Eagle Bend Golf Course

Several of my paintings are featured in the Eagle Bend Clubhouse throughout the year.

Aug032019
Annual August Deck Show

Each summer on the first weekend in August during the Bigfork Festival of the Arts we hang my paintings on the deck of our Home Gallery and Studio overlooking Bigfork Bay. As there is no parking downtown during the fesival It is right on your stroll from nearby parking at the school and just a short stroll downtown. Please join us for a relaxing quiet respite and enjoy appropriate refreshments before or after your visit to the festival.

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