The Georgia Art League

Phil Thomas

Phil Thomas was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1948, spent his early years in rural Pennsylvania but has spent most of his adult life living in Georgia. Phil comes from a family of talented artists and has been painting since 2002. He paints mainly in oils and soft pastels.

Phil has been fortunate in being able to study with several nationally known instructors; Terry Ludwig, Kenn Backhaus, John Budicin, Allan Flattmann, Bill Davidson and John Poon. He is an associate member of the Oil Painters of America, a juried member of the Atlanta Artists Center, a member of the Southeastern Pastel Society and the Quinlan Visual Arts Center and is past president of the Sawnee Artists Association.

"Each moment I get to spend painting is truly a gift. I paint many of my paintings on location "en plein air". It is a wonderful challenge to paint outdoors amid the bugs, wind, heat and cold. My larger studio paintings are usually based on these smaller paintings done outdoors. The majority of my still life and figurative paintings are also done from life as well. Painting is a great adventure and I hope that my paintings capture the excitement I feel as I grow as an artist."

Selected Works
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Oranges in a Wooden Bowl Oil on Canvas - 9x12	Morning Light Oil on Canvas - 16x20	Morning Mist Oil on Canvas - 12x16
October Memories Oil on Canvas - 16x20	Peeled Orange Oil on Canvas - 8x10	The Outpost Oil on Canvas - 6x8