Tom Christopher
PROFESSIONAL ARTIST
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MEDIUMS: Pastel
SPECIALTY: ✔ Technique Demos ✔ Composition ✔ Finding Your Artistic Style
Living in the Midwest has influenced my style of painting and choice of subject matter significantly. Many of my pieces depict very common scenes I have experienced. As a child, I spent countless hours playing on the riverbanks and wooded areas in Central Iowa. Even today, I continue to be intrigued with nature and the way sunlight and shadows help define the landscape. I continue to spend my mornings hiking and sketching the rugged landscape along the Iowa River near my home. My goal is to paint relatively common scenes in a more dramatic and interesting way. Most of my finished works are the result of reference photographs and on-location (plein-air) studies.
I have worked primarily in pastels and oil paints. I plan to continue to explore these two mediums and look forward to many more years of painting and conducting workshops.
Tom Christopher is a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America (PSA) and Master Circle, International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS).
TOM’s EXPERTISE
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Specialty: ✔ Technique Demos ✔ Composition ✔ Finding Your Artistic Style
Technical:
Technique Demos
Supplies and tools – what to use, where to save, and where to spend
Providing Art Critiques
Teaching How to Self Critique
Marketing:
Social Media
Business:
Approaching Galleries
Studio Time Management
“Mastrius has done wonders for my confidence. I have managed to step way outside of my comfort zone which has in turn given rise to so many more opportunities to further my art career.”
~ Deb, Emerging Artist
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MORE ABOUT THE ARTIST
Awards
- 2008 4th Place – The Pastel Journal Top 100 Paintings
- 2010 First Place – Arkansas Pastel Society National Exhibition
- 2011 Feature article in the Pastel Journal – “Rural Values”
- 2012 Honorable Mention – Pastel Journal Top 100 Paintings
- 2013 Purchase Award – Pastel Society Society of New Mexico National Exhibition
- 2013 Honorable Mention – Pastel JournaL Top 100 Paintings
- 2014 Honorable Mention – Pastel Journal Top 100 Paintings
- 2014 Merit Award – Great Lakes Pastel Society National Exhibition
- 2014 Feature Article – Plein Air Magazine
- 2014 Terry Ludwig Award – Pastel Society of the West Coast Annual Exhibition
- 2015 Best of Show – IAPS “International Association of Pastel Societies”
exhibition Albuquerque, NM - 2015; Workshop/ Demo artist for IAPS Convention Albuquerque NM
- 2015 Pastelist Award – Pastel Society of America
- 2017 Demo Artist PLein Air Convention Tucson Az
- 2017 Awarded Master Circle medal IAPS convention .. Demo Artist
- 2017 Albert Handell Award – International Association Of Pastel Societies IAPS International exhibition
- 2022 Demo Artist for Pastel Live Eric Rhoads Streamline Productions
- 2022 Demo Artist for Plein Air Convention Santa Fe, New Mexico