Tom Palmore
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"My paintings are about other earthlings that we share this planet with... and about our relationship with them. I care very much about the environment and about endangered species. I feel an emotional connection to animals and I believe we have no more right to this planet than they do. There are all kinds of ways to communicate. For me, one of the most effective ways is through a sense of humor.”
– Tom Palmore
Palmore paints large-scale, bold animal portraits with reverence and tenderness. Art viewers feel that his subjects are almost available to touch. The only aspect which breaks the trompe l'oeil illusion is the backdrop of the uncanny scene - such as a portrait of a cat set against bird wallpaper, or a frog poised in front of butterfly wallpaper.
“Even when I put an animal in a natural setting, I try to make it my own through unusual lighting, unique compositions, or an atypical point of view,” he has said.
