Michelle Thomas

  1. Snowing When the Street Lights Come on (2024) – oil on canvas; 24 x 36 in.
  2. Winter Thru the Window (2023) – oil on canvas; 24 x 36 in.
  3. Fall on the Street (2023) – oil on canvas; 30 x 40 in.
  4. Birds in Lisbon (2023) – oil on canvas; 30 x 30 in.

ARTIST STATEMENT

Michelle’s paintings are about people and sceneries inspired by the breathe of nature and the way we live. Applied heavily, she paints in oils using palette knives, brushes, sponges and undertones of light washes of color. Color relationships essential to telling stories of light, mood, moments in time.
She looks for stories in people, sceneries, in the abstract that are unbound, knowing, voiceless. Looking to be seen. An unresolved push and pull of paint. Tension. Texture of brush stroke and palette knife in all directions. No direction. A unique color story individualized to obsession. An invitation to get close.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Michelle Thomas was born in Chicago, Illinois. She earned her BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in figure painting and drawing and MS in business ethics and compliance from New England College of Business. Putting time aside to realize her passion for painting while working full-time, she has exhibited in juried shows throughout the Midwest with beginnings at Madison Square Garden, NY. She has instructed painting and drawing workshops throughout Chicago.

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