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BACKGROUND

Tom Pinch, also known as "The Time-Lapse Painter" due to the captivating time-lapse painting videos he makes of many of his paintings, is a professional gallery and commission artist and a native Southern Californian currently based in Temecula, CA.

Largely self-taught, Pinch has sought out and learned directly from his mentor Richard Schmid as well as with Morgan Weistling and several others - sometimes involving extensive travel from California to New York City, Washington D.C. and Putney, Vermont in order to do so.

As a representational artist, he has achieved a uniquely versatile style which he describes as "Painterly Realism." Working in oils, he approaches each individual work of art from a fresh perspective. His paintings have been exhibited in collections throughout the world, including the United States Golf Association Museum in New Jersey. It is there where Pinch's 40"x30" portraits of both Tiger Woods and the late PGA Tour player Payne Stewart hang as two of only 35 carefully selected portraits in their exclusive permanent museum collection.

His impressive client list (see partial list below) includes many corporate commissions as well as private commissions. His client list continues to grow along with the desire for his artwork.

In 2006, he began creating fine art gallery works in order to reach a broader spectrum of collectors as well as to reach his full creative potential. Although still an active commission artist, his gallery paintings of subjects of his choosing has since become his main creative inspiration and focus.

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ARTIST STATEMENT

"By carefully studying the work of artists I admire along the way, I charted my own course in artistic training. My deep affection for loosely-rendered representational art and my sheer determination to produce it at the highest level have prevailed as an ideal formula for artistic success. Although I've found my niche in painting figures such as dancers, musicians and the female form, I'm equally comfortable at landscapes still life, wildlife and other subject matter. Overall, I continue to challenge myself both compositionally and technically to create consistent paintings that are provoking and fluid."

"As an alla-prima painter, my color choices and brushstrokes are often unexpected and refreshing - sometimes even leaving areas of my canvas unpainted or covered with loose and sketchy strokes. I just like the way it looks. My style involves balancing elements of realism and impressionism into sensitive and often romantic works of art that satisfy my collectors and admirers. I typically render the main area of focus on the tighter side and surround this area with loose and bold strokes serving to guide the viewers’ eye back to the intended focal area time and again. I find that the results remain fresh for the viewer as they are summoned to use their imagination rather than being spoon-fed all of the visual information."

TIME-LAPSE PAINTING VIDEOS

Pinch renders many of his paintings in a single painting session (alla prima) and, when doing so, often captures the entirety of each creation in high-definition video as a fun, inspirational and highly creative method of art promotion.

Upon completion of each alla prima painting captured on high-definition video, he renders the raw un-edited footage down to a 3 minute time-lapse painting video production of the entire process and makes them available to his collectors and admirers by posting them on his website, YouTube and other social networks.

With each one set to music, these time-lapse painting videos become like little movies. Rendering thousands upon thousands of YouTube views, these miniature movies are entertaining to watch and provide an unbelievable glimpse at the artist's actual working process. As judged by the comments and emails he receives, people really seem to enjoy watching his paintings unfold before their eyes - brushstroke by brushstroke. Pinch states "how I wish I could see the actual creation of the paintings I've admired throughout my life captured and displayed in this way."

For a prime example of his "Time-Lapse Painting Videos", follow this link below and enjoy this 3-minute time-lapse painting of LA Philharmonic Orchestra conductor Gustavo Dudamel. Please note that it is best viewed at 720p resolution: YouTube - Time-Lapse Video - Gustavo Dudamel.

PRICING

Retail pricing before gallery/artist split can be viewed by following this link: http://www.tompinch.com/fees.htm. Please note that all gallery paintings are framed by the artist and that the framing is included in the retail pricing.

CONTACT INFORMATION

email: tom@tompinch.com
studio: 951-294-0885

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