ABOUT THE ARTIST

A few “big picture” facts about Tom Doran art

• Unique!

• seeks a balance between order and disorder

• Believes ambiguity is good. It arouses curiosity.

• Strives to be raw and spontaneous

• Is Impulsive not obsessive

• Is Respectful of basic art values of color, texture, form, intensity, but I will push the viewer to reach further, outside of their comfort zone

• Pretty is allowed!

• Creates pieces that are truly unique

• Respectfully references nature

• Is often not representational or obvious.

• Usually is abstract but has “soul”

• No content is AI generated.

• Forces a personal interpretation:

“Great art poses questions, and the more questions it poses, the better it is”- Robert Longo (artist) and “Your job as an artist is to show people something they haven’t seen before”- Barbara Bloom (artist)

 How

Tom combines photos and previous artworks using unique digital methods. There is an element of improvisation to most of them. Many years of Tom’s playing jazz and making paper collage provide the foundation.