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... Read full biography
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... Read full biography
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... Read full biography
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 Macpherson and Michael Lynch. These... Read full biography
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 Macpherson and Michael Lynch. These inspirations led him to switch from watercolors to oils and to continue to develop as a traditional landscape... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (2)
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California Light: A Century of Landscapes Paintings of the California Art Club
2011
Stern, Jean and Molly Siple (Skira Rizzoli Publisher)
276 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
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