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 "My
paintings are executed from start to finish on site,
outdoors, and sometimes take months. When you work
outdoors, you surrender a lot of control over your
subject and that is what I like about it; the interactive
experiential character. It is the opposite of starting
with a clear cut idea and projecting that into the
work. You learn about the site as you proceed and
the painting expands; no matter what thoughts or
opinions I may have about what is there when I begin,
what concerns me as I work are the things themselves.
I always try to be open to the rich, endless complexities
of the innocent act of looking at the view: the
nuances involved in it and the many ways of playing
with it makes it possible for something to become
a revelation when it might so easily have been passed
by or merely recorded as a boring iteration of the
facts."
Edward Thomas was born in Charlottesville in 1972.
He received his Bachelors of Science in Architecture
from UVA in 1996 during which time he studied studio
art with Richard Crozier. He also attended the Royal
Institute of Design in Copenhagen. During the past
decade his work has been featured in solo and guest
exhibitions in Virginia, Maryland, Washington DC,
and Rome, Italy. Locally, his work has appeared
at Les Yeux du Monde, Martha Jefferson Hospital,
Kenny Ball Gallery, the McGuffey Art Center, and
in many private collections.
In addition to maintaining a studio in downtown
Charlottesville, Edward Thomas manages Gallery Neo
and has established a reputation for cultivating
local self-taught and outsider artists.
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