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(3.88 - 250 votes)Zachary on his work:
Conceptually, my work deals in mystery, sexuality, nostalgia, self-discovery, and the momentary baring of hidden truths. The subjects in my paintings reveal just enough of themselves to arouse curiosity, leaving the viewer to pursue their identity, situation, and purpose. Each of my paintings illuminates a moment in a life that remains open to conjecture.
I continue to find visual inspiration in the suburban nightscape: the eerie lighting, the silent trees and glowing houses, the looming darkness and quietly ominous solitude. The figures who appear in this ambiguous atmosphere embody a separate realm of internal conflict and personal drama, a world within a world.
My technique is influenced by traditional painting, as well as by photography and film, the latter especially in its composition and drama.
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Zach –
I am blow away at your ability! Amazing!
Comment by betsy — October 15, 2008
I found your work to be very sensitive.
Comment by Kathleen — October 15, 2008
Thank you all for your comments and support. I wish you could see the work in person. The brushwork and finish play an important role in my paintings.
If you go to my website, you will find some larger, more detailed images. Oh and yes, they are oil on canvas.
Comment by Zachary Thornton — October 14, 2008
Extraordinary! I love the feel to these, some seem questioning & others resigned. My particular favorites are those with the women looking away, rather than toward the viewer.
There’s something more interesting in wondering where their gaze is focused.
Comment by Augustus — October 14, 2008
Makes me wonder about that girl and what goes on in the house in the backdrop…
Comment by nuk — October 14, 2008
ouch! these paintings are so beautiful it hurts.
Comment by schnauzereins — October 14, 2008
Comment by PonyGirl October 14,2008
“OUTSTANDING”
Comment by dawn nicholson — October 14, 2008
There is a raw beauty in the faces and a great combination of light and dark
Comment by Diane — October 14, 2008
Beautifully done. I see mystery book covers here as others have mentioned.
Comment by johnnybotts — October 14, 2008
Dark, bold, mysterious, captivating…beautiful.
Love the lighting and the realism captured overall in each piece. Nice work.
Comment by Jacobia-CZ — October 14, 2008