Tom Soltesz, a native of Pennsylvania, has been a working artist since 1972 when he began as a billboard artist in Florida. After attending the Colorado Institute of Art, he became a commercial artist producing designs and illustrations for numerous clients. While a commercial artist, he constantly produced and exhibited fine art paintings.

After spending five years in the South Pacific, he returned to California in 1982 where he attended the Academy of Art College in San Francisco and pursued an illustration and fine art career.

Tom Soltesz began painting the California landscape with the inspiration of deceased painters Percy Gray and Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel. He also attended workshops with Kevin Macp...