Les Thomas
Canadian [b. 1962]
Les Thomas has long recognized painting as a language in its own right, and its diversity in terms of poetic and conceptual messages, exhibited by each individual picture.
Les Thomas' education is indicative of his dedication to his chosen profession as an artist. He sifts through a wide variety of visual sources for the imagery in his work. The influence of his view of painting as a very noble activity is combined with his acknowledgement that it can be inventive and enjoyable for both the artist and the viewer. The other major influence is culture, in its broadest terms, including all aspects of our everyday life.
Les Thomas' animal paintings tend to play with the relationship between culture and nature. The unique blend of oil and metallic paints that he applies, he explains, “may very well pertain to memory, and the manner in which we hold visual experiences within the capacities for recollection. Think of the last time you encountered a bear on the roadside, or craned your neck to watch a mountain goat or sheep on a steep and rocky slope.”
Les Thomas, as a highly accomplished artist has received many awards for his work, and been featured in several publications, and has his paintings in public and private collections in Canada, the U.S., and the U.K. and Germany.
Les Thomas
ANIMAL PAINTING #10-0023 (GRIZZLY); 2010
oil and wax on masonite (cradled panel)
48 x 48 in.
Sold for $ 10,000 (hammer price) – May 2021
A record price at auction for the artist
Les Thomas
ANIMAL PAINTING #014-1138 (GRIZZLY); 2014
oil on canvas (gallery-wrapped)
72 x 96 in.
Sold for $ 9,000 (hammer price) – May 2021
Les Thomas
BLACK BEAR (AP #05-4272); 2004-2005
encaustic and oil on board
60 x 60 in.
Sold for $ 8,000 (hammer price) – November 2018
Les Thomas
ANIMAL PAINTING #06-5266A MOOSE (bull); 2006
encaustic on board
48 x 48 in.
Sold for $ 6,500 (hammer price) – May 2015
Les Thomas
CINNAMON BEAR (AP #06-5070); 2006
encaustic and oil on panel
48 x 48 in.
Sold for $ 6,000 (hammer price) – November 2016
Les Thomas
MOOSE (AP #03-2224); 2003
oil and wax on panel
48 x 48 in.
Sold for $ 6,000 (hammer price) – May 2019
Les Thomas
CINNAMON BEAR (AP #08-5915); 2008
oil on panel
48 x 48 in.
Sold for $ 6,000 (hammer price) – November 2016
Les Thomas
COYOTE (AP #08-5904); 2008
encaustic and oil on wood panel
60 x 60 in.
Sold for $ 4,750 (hammer price) – November 2016
Les Thomas
COYOTE (AP #05-4260); 2005
oil on canvas
48 x 48 in.
Sold for $ 4,500 (hammer price) – November 2016
Les Thomas
WHITETAIL (ANIMAL PAINTING #312); 2001
encaustic and oil on wood panel
60 x 60 in.
Sold for $ 6,000 (hammer price) – November 2018
Les Thomas
HARE (AP #015-1220); 2015
oil on canvas (gallery-wrapped)
24 x 24 in.
Sold for $ 3,250 (hammer price) – May 2019
Les Thomas
HARE (AP #06-4724); 2006
oil and wax on panel
48 x 48 in.
Sold for $ 3,250 (hammer price) – November 2017
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