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.”
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.”
Contact Tom for a list of the galleries or
exhibitions near you. mbrook21@aol.com
exhibitions near you. mbrook21@aol.com
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Biography
Thomas Andrew
