Thomas Leo 'Tom' Blackwell was born in 1938 in Chicago, Illinois. He is an American Photorealist of the original first generation of that genre. Thomas Blackwell started out as an abstract-expressionist but soon became enamored with the Pop Art movement of the 1960's. In that vein, he produced a significant body of work; large-scale paintings that incorporated shiny metallic objects commonly found on motorcycles and other vehicles, including airplanes. His later and current works continue this (at times using mannequins) but with scenes incorporating the light reflecting from store windows. Tom has served as Guest Professor, summer 1978, Keene Sate College, Keene, NH; Artist in Residence, fall 1981, University of Arizona, Tuc ...