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Born 1945 Ada, Oklahoma. Known for: Super-real animal portrait painting, graphics.
Tom Palmore realistically renders "every sort of creature, from parrots to bears to rams, in circumstances that are not impossible, perhaps, but certainly unlikely. He likes to think that if these... Read full biography
Tom Palmore realistically renders "every sort of creature, from parrots to bears to rams, in circumstances that are not impossible, perhaps, but certainly unlikely. He likes to think that if these animals could commission their own portraits, these would be their chosen settings" (Indyke). Palmore... Read full biography
Tom Palmore realistically renders "every sort of creature, from parrots to bears to rams, in circumstances that are not impossible, perhaps, but certainly unlikely. He likes to think that if these animals could commission their own portraits, these would be their chosen settings" (Indyke). Palmore was born in 1945 in Ada, Oklahoma, population 16,000. Raised by his mother and grandparents, he was encouraged to draw and paint. While a student at North Texas State University, he searched for a... Read full biography
Tom Palmore realistically renders "every sort of creature, from parrots to bears to rams, in circumstances that are not impossible, perhaps, but certainly unlikely. He likes to think that if these animals could commission their own portraits, these would be their chosen settings" (Indyke). Palmore was born in 1945 in Ada, Oklahoma, population 16,000. Raised by his mother and grandparents, he was encouraged to draw and paint. While a student at North Texas State University, he searched for a role model to guide his career in art. Many turned him to Chapman Kelley, a professional artist and gallery owner. Palmore made an appointment and took a dozen Texas landscape paintings with him to Dallas. At the age of 19 Palmore heard the words,... Read full biography
Tom Palmore realistically renders "every sort of creature, from parrots to bears to rams, in circumstances that are not impossible, perhaps, but certainly unlikely. He likes to think that if these animals could commission their own portraits, these would be their chosen settings" (Indyke). Palmore was born in 1945 in Ada, Oklahoma, population 16,000. Raised by his mother and grandparents, he was encouraged to draw and paint. While a student at North Texas State University, he searched for a role model to guide his career in art. Many turned him to Chapman Kelley, a professional artist and gallery owner. Palmore made an appointment and took a dozen Texas landscape paintings with him to Dallas. At the age of 19 Palmore heard the words, "Well, I'll tell you. You have a lot to learn," from Kelley. It took a lot for Palmore "with several art prize... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animal, Pet Portraits
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Birds, Ornithology, Avian Art
- •Botanics, Plant Life
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Humor, Whimsy
Art Teacher
- •Chapman Kelley
Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Student
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Animal Specialty
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Venice Biennale
Exhibition of Museum
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art