About Zachary
www.ZacharyThornton.com
Zachary Thornton was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1979. His childhood was spent exploring the trees, backyards and alleys of Charles Village where he was raised. He received his BFA at the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2001.
Zachary Thornton was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1979. His childhood was spent exploring the trees, backyards and alleys of Charles Village where he was raised. He received his BFA at the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2001.
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More Paintings and Detail Images
More paintings and Detail Images
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sl3_detailStreetlight 3 - Detail
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trees_detialTrees - Detail
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taxi_detailTaxi - Detail
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theletterThe Letter - 22x52 - Oil on Canvas
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pool_detailPool - Detail
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a-summer-eveningA Summer Evening - 38x40 - Oil on Canvas
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a-winter-eveningA Winter Evening - 38x58 - Oil on Canvas
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wallpaper-treeStairwell - 34x34 - Oil on Canvas
Previous Work
Conceptually, my work deals in mystery, sexuality, nostalgia, self-discovery, and the momentary baring of hidden truths. The subjects in my paintings reveal just enough of themselves to arouse curiosity, leaving the viewer to pursue their identity, situation, and purpose. Each of my paintings illuminates a moment in a life that remains open to conjecture.
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msnd - 34x44 inches - Oil on canvas
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Streetlight - 16x36 inches - Oil on canvas - 2008
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Taxi - 20x52 inches - Oil on canvas - 2008
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Trees - 24x40 inches - Oil on canvas - 2009Trees - 24x40 inches - Oil on canvas - 2009
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Hurricane - 22x64 inches - Oil on canvas - 2008
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Streetlight 2 - 16x36 inches - Oil on canvas - 2008Clickhttp://www.bakerartistawards.org/nominate/# here to enter a description
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Trees - 24x40 inches - Oil on canvas - 2009Trees - 24x40 inches - Oil on canvas - 2009
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Pool - 16x36 inches - Oil on canvas - 2008
Night Visions
New Paintings in the Night Visions series 2011-2015
The paintings of my night series are set in the midst of anonymous, silent streets, and illuminated by the isolated lights of the nocturnal world that turn otherwise ordinary moments into mysterious and provocative tableaux.
I have been investigating the unique effects of this charged atmosphere, and try to create images that are ambiguous in narrative and evoke complex emotional responses.
I wish for the paintings to go beyond (or beneath) the surface drama of the scenes to reveal, in half-lit moments, a private realm of experience. Surrounded by sheltering trees and glowing houses, against the looming darkness and a silence at once ominous and reassuring, the solitary figures of young women encounter the promises and hazards of the night, as the viewer in turn encounters them.
The paintings of my night series are set in the midst of anonymous, silent streets, and illuminated by the isolated lights of the nocturnal world that turn otherwise ordinary moments into mysterious and provocative tableaux.
I have been investigating the unique effects of this charged atmosphere, and try to create images that are ambiguous in narrative and evoke complex emotional responses.
I wish for the paintings to go beyond (or beneath) the surface drama of the scenes to reveal, in half-lit moments, a private realm of experience. Surrounded by sheltering trees and glowing houses, against the looming darkness and a silence at once ominous and reassuring, the solitary figures of young women encounter the promises and hazards of the night, as the viewer in turn encounters them.
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Pool 340 x 42 Oil on canvas
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Discoverey36 x 48 Oil on canvas
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Egress (Dusk)25 x 65 Oil on canvas
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Egress (Dawn)25 x 65 Oil on canvas
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Midnight Calling20 x 47 Oil on canvas
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Precipice36 x 48 Oil on canvas
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A Winter Dream42 x 30 Oil on panel
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