TOM HARDY Pen & Ink Painting W/ Gouache (4 Skunks) Northwest Oregon Art
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(Four Skunks)
By Tom Hardy
Artist: Tom Hardy (American, 1921 - 2016)
Title: (Four Skunks)
Medium: Pen & Ink with Gouache
Date: Circa 1970s
Signature: Signed in ink by initials, l.l., "TH".
Size: Measures about 10 x 18-1/2 inches.
Condition: Very good condition with possible light age-toning to board stock.
Notes: Drawn directly onto backingboard with gouache applied as highlight.
Biography:Tom Hardy (American, 1921 - 2016)...A longtime arts educator as well as a nationally exhibited painter, Hardy was most recently showcased by gallerist/curator Mark Woolley, who mounted a mini-retrospective at the old Ogle Gallery space in Old Town.Tom Hardy is the epitome of the independent Oregon spirit. Even though he has traveled extensively in Africa, Asia, and elsewhere, he has made art that is a reflection of his place in the world, which has always been grounded in Oregon. He’s also one of the last of his era in terms of how multi-faceted he is, having started in ceramics, then moved on to carved wooden work, welded steel, welded bronze, cast bronze, etchings, watercolors, every medium that was available to him.While Hardy’s range was broad, encompassing diverse media and a stylistic command of portraiture, nudes, landscapes, and gestural abstraction, it was as an abstract painter that the artist is arguably at his best. His intuitive sense of composition and technical verve have earned him a place in the pantheon of notable Northwest artists.Toms work hangs in major museum collections throughout America. Representative museums include The Whitney Museum and The Metropolitan Museum in New York. His work is also found in major West Coast museums, private offices, public buildings and private collections. A crowning achievement to Toms career was Sen. Mark Hatfields commission to design and produce the bronze eagle seal on Pres. Franklin Roosevelts monument in Washington, D.C. In 1997DetailsBorn; Redmond, 1921Active; OregonOccupation or Type: painter, printmaker, Northwest artist, Oregon artistGender: MaleRelated People:Teacher of: Al Goldsby (American, born 1930)Associate of: Harry F. Widman, Jr. (American, 1929-2014)
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