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J. Thomas Soltesz
California Art Club, BayWood
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Evening, Cypress Trail
16" x 20" oil
sold
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"The
purpose of an artist is to interpret reality through his eyes, to redefine
it, reorganize it, and reinterpret it. Art has had many movements and
trends throughout time. Presently we are living in a period of history
where every aspect of art relating to trends, movements and styles has
been obliterated, now to the acceptance of all types of art, to the very
defining of what ART is.
Painting is the visual creation of a given moment. My objective is to
capture a fleeting light, or mood of the moment capturing the color and
feel of a location and atmosphere.
I
believe a good paining should be a temporary escape into a unique visual
reality.
My
goal is to continue to develop this technique to its natural evolution."
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Across the Valley
9" x 12" oil
$700
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Three Deer Under a Tree
16" x 20" oil
$1650
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End of the Pasture
10" x 8" oil
sold
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Last Lights
9" x 12" oil
$700
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Reflections of a Whisper
9" x 12" oil
$700
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My Day on the Bay
16" x 20" oil
sold
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River's End
20" x 24" oil
sold
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Two Fly By
9" x 12" oil
$700
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Kissed from Above
24" x 30" oil
$2800
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Across the Lagoon
9" x 12" oil
sold
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Russian River Bend
16" x 20" oil
$1650
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Clouds from Tam
16" x 20" oil
$1650
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Valley Farm
11" x 14" oil
$900
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Ridge Trail
9" x 12" oil
$700
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Distant Fog
9" x 12" oil
$700
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Whispering Wind
9" x 12" oil
sold
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Late Day Lady
20" x 16" oil
sold
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Tom Soltesz is
recognized as one of the Bay Area's outstanding plein-air artists.
Painting in the hills and woodlands near his home in Mill Valley, CA,
Tom captures the glowing beauty that is so unique to Marin County:
golden hillsides, majestic stands of eucalyptus, the magnificent
coastline, and Mt. Tamalpais rising in the background against the
changing colors of the sky. He captures on his canvases the wonderful
light and atmosphere of the area and the changing moods and seasons with
his rich palette and skilled brushwork.
He is a Juried
Artist Member of the California Art Club and one of the founding
members of the BayWood Artists, a group of highly respected landscape
painters who share a deep commitment to nature and to doing what they
can to help preserve the remaining open spaces of the Bay Area.
Tom's traditional plein-air landscapes are evocative of the early
California Impressionists such as Percy Gray, Edgar Payne, William
Wendt, and Granville Redmond. Influenced by their works, he has
developed his own style that is becoming recognized as one of the Bay
Area's premiere artistic talents.
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End of the Road
22" x 24" oil
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Tom Soltesz, a native
of Pennsylvania, has been a working artist since 1972 when he began as a
billboard artist in Florida. After attending the Colorado Institute of
Art, he became a commercial artist producing designs and illustrations
for numerous clients. While a commercial artist he constantly produced
and exhibited fine art paintings. After spending 5 years in the South
Pacific, he returned to California in 1982 where he attended the
Academy of Art College in San Francisco and pursued an illustration and
fine art career.
Tom Soltesz began
painting the California landscape with the inspiration of Percy Gray and
Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel. In 1993 he discovered the early California
Impressionists such as Edgar Payne, William Wendt and Granville Redmond.
He also attended workshops with Kevin Macpherson and Michael Lynch.
These inspirations led him to switch from watercolors to oils and to
continue to develop as a traditional landscape painter. He has exhibited
extensively and has established a reputation as one of the Bay Area's
premiere plein-air painters.
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Coastal Flight
9" x 12" oil
sold
To inquire about pricing or to purchase any of the art on this page,
email or call the gallery.
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