By
Tom Blood
Piece description from the artist
My ongoing homage to Magritte continues, this time featuring the man in the bowler hat who has been carved out of a stone mountain. I was thinking about political figures and that got me thinking about Mt. Rushmore and the visual of the man in the bowler hat popped into my head. Using George Washington from Mt. Rushmore as sort of a starting point, I sketched out my idea and decided I had to pursue it. I wanted a dramatic sky which led me to the red tone of the stone. The bushes on the hill in the foreground give the monument a bit of perspective. As to why the man has his back turned, well, that's part of the mystery. Overall, this may be the most monumental painting I've ever done!
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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