Thomas Andrew
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Thomas Andrew Findlay was born in Miami,
Florida in 1967 but moved to Mountain Brook,
Alabama at age 8 when his parents divorced.
He is the middle of three sons and attended
Auburn University where he studied computer
graphics. After graduation, Tom moved to
South Carolina to become the Art Director for
Conso Products International. In 1996, he
moved back to Alabama to be with his mother
who was dying of cancer. Shortly after her
death, Tom Started publishing a magazine
focused on pets and pet owners. He then
launched a radio show named “Pet Talk” and a
retail store that sold pet related merchandise.
Tom sold his businesses in 1998 and launched
an Internet search engine targeted to small
retailers. When the dot com bubble imploded,
Tom decided to pursue his love of painting. He
is a natural born illustrator but a self-taught
painter. Starting with portraiture, Tom quickly
realized his fascination with the human
composition. He then created a body of work
based on the female figure that appeared
dramatic yet angelic. Tom quickly became
known for his “angel” paintings, and in 2007, a
company in Baton Rouge, Louisiana started
licensing and distributing his figurative
reproductions worldwide.
In 2007, Tom also started creating images
based on the American landscape. While in his
20’s and 30’s, he spent much time at his family’s
home in Colorado. It was an impressionable
time for him and thus, the landscape of the
West is a large influence on his subject matter.
Moreover, while traveling through the United
States later that year, he was inspired to create
his highly collected “Somewhere in Time”
series. Tom says this about the artwork: “I had
just visited friends in Canada when the
inspiration hit me. As I drove home, I noticed
that each state was peppered with beautiful old
barn houses set way off in the distance. These
were homes at one time in our history. Their
simple silhouettes gave me a haunting sense of
serenity. Now old and forgotten, these
structures seem lost in time.”
Furthermore, Tom’s artwork has been collected
by patrons and corporations throughout the
world. His style is visually unique as he blends
acrylics, oil stains, inks and pastes onto wooden
panels with a combination of palette knife and
brush. His canvases are rich in paint and
texture, and each piece is finished in a tinted oil
varnish. Tom says this about his work: “I am a
true colorist at heart. I love color – or the lack
of color - because it can conjure deep emotions.
I am inspired by it and I hope to inspire with it.
The color of a painting is far more important to
me than the complexity of the image.”
Florida in 1967 but moved to Mountain Brook,
Alabama at age 8 when his parents divorced.
He is the middle of three sons and attended
Auburn University where he studied computer
graphics. After graduation, Tom moved to
South Carolina to become the Art Director for
Conso Products International. In 1996, he
moved back to Alabama to be with his mother
who was dying of cancer. Shortly after her
death, Tom Started publishing a magazine
focused on pets and pet owners. He then
launched a radio show named “Pet Talk” and a
retail store that sold pet related merchandise.
Tom sold his businesses in 1998 and launched
an Internet search engine targeted to small
retailers. When the dot com bubble imploded,
Tom decided to pursue his love of painting. He
is a natural born illustrator but a self-taught
painter. Starting with portraiture, Tom quickly
realized his fascination with the human
composition. He then created a body of work
based on the female figure that appeared
dramatic yet angelic. Tom quickly became
known for his “angel” paintings, and in 2007, a
company in Baton Rouge, Louisiana started
licensing and distributing his figurative
reproductions worldwide.
In 2007, Tom also started creating images
based on the American landscape. While in his
20’s and 30’s, he spent much time at his family’s
home in Colorado. It was an impressionable
time for him and thus, the landscape of the
West is a large influence on his subject matter.
Moreover, while traveling through the United
States later that year, he was inspired to create
his highly collected “Somewhere in Time”
series. Tom says this about the artwork: “I had
just visited friends in Canada when the
inspiration hit me. As I drove home, I noticed
that each state was peppered with beautiful old
barn houses set way off in the distance. These
were homes at one time in our history. Their
simple silhouettes gave me a haunting sense of
serenity. Now old and forgotten, these
structures seem lost in time.”
Furthermore, Tom’s artwork has been collected
by patrons and corporations throughout the
world. His style is visually unique as he blends
acrylics, oil stains, inks and pastes onto wooden
panels with a combination of palette knife and
brush. His canvases are rich in paint and
texture, and each piece is finished in a tinted oil
varnish. Tom says this about his work: “I am a
true colorist at heart. I love color – or the lack
of color - because it can conjure deep emotions.
I am inspired by it and I hope to inspire with it.
The color of a painting is far more important to
me than the complexity of the image.”
