Thomas currently paints splatter abstract paintings incorporating heavily textured backgrounds overlaid with vibrant, multi-faceted layers of color and works primarily in acrylics and mixed media on stretched canvas. He also has a series of folk art paintings featuring vivid colors, flattened perspective, strong forms in simple arrangements, immediacy of meaning and incorporating pointillism.
A California General Building Contractor by trade, Tom uses his knowledge of building materials and applications to create the background medium in many of his paintings by applying a thick spackle impasto with a masonry finishing trowel to create a boldly textured first coat before applying several layers of acrylic paint. He is also a natural-born storyteller which clearly shows in his folk art series. Tom currently paints daily at his home studio in Monterey, CA.