"Capitol Building"

By Tom Lamb

Acrylic on Paper

24" x 18"

2008

 
 
      Tom is part of the Tierra del Sol Foundation in Sunland, California which is a group that helps adults with disabilities see their true potential. The foundation encourages its members to look beyond their imperfections and helps them focus their energy on arts and crafts. Tierra del Sol holds exhibitions and has a website where people may purchase paintings, drawings and other hand made materials such as jewelry made by its members. The reason I like this painting is because it represents the capitol building in a different way. It is painted how Tom views it which makes it unique and specific to his style. I love the colors in the sky and the fact that it looks almost abstract. In the information provided about Tom on the website they say, "  His paintings employ a bold expressionistic style to depict familiar scenes from his life and community, often recreating detailed scenes from memory". You can see his bold style in this painting because he is not afraid to use dark bold colors. Half of the painting is dark and ominous and the other half is colorful and inviting.

(http://tierradelsol.org/)