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“Night Falls on the Homestead with a Shimmer from Above” ©Tom Hlas 2018. All rights reserved. Mixed Media on Wood Panel, 12” x 12” Sometimes I wonder about things. All kinds of things....

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“Over There: Three” ©Tom Hlas 2016. All rights reserved. Mixed Media on Wood Panel, 12” x 12” What do you do that’s important to you? Is it opening your home and sharing good times...

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“Through the Clouds” ©Tom Hlas 2018. All rights reserved. Mixed Media on Wood Panel, 12” x 12” I find curious people interesting. You know who they are.  They’re the ones that a...

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“Wings of Thought” ©Tom Hlas 2018. All rights reserved. Mixed Media on Paper, 7-1/2” x 6” If you had a magic wand to wave and with it could get anything and everything you wanted out o...

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“South of Town” ©Tom Hlas 2017. All rights reserved. Mixed Media on Canvas, 36” x 32” I often think about creativity, about being creative, about leading a creative life. What does i...

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“Of the Many” ©Tom Hlas 2017. All rights reserved. Mixed Media on Wood Panel, 6” x 6” Who am I? Everything you do, say or feel is a reflection of who you are. But don’t get caugh...

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“Edges”  ©Tom Hlas 2014. All rights reserved. Mixed Media on Canvas, 36” x 18” Do your best, your very best, today.  That’s all you or anyone can expect.  Don’t accept medio...

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“Italianate”  ©Tom Hlas 2014. All rights reserved. Mixed Media on Canvas, 56” x 46” What is creativity? Is it something some people have while others don’t, something innate or le...

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“Beyond the Hills”  ©Tom Hlas 2014. All rights reserved. Mixed Media on Paper, 5” x 7” Over and over again, I, along with multitudes of other artists, have heard the comment, “I lik...

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“Patterns for Living: Simplicity”  ©Tom Hlas 2015. All rights reserved. Mixed Media on Paper, 7” x 5” For several years I’ve reflected on, or at least noticed, how the beauty of the...

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“Patterns for Living: Encouragement”  ©Tom Hlas 2015. All rights reserved. Mixed Media on Paper, 7” x 5” It seems there’s so much hate in the world today. Has it always been the cas...

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“Patterns for Living: Confidence” ©Tom Hlas 2015. All rights reserved.  Mixed Media on Paper, 7” x 5” How do you find balance in your life?  How do you let life’s positive moments...

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“Look Beyond” ©Tom Hlas 2013. All rights reserved. Mixed Media on Paper, 7" x 5" Procrastination. Distractions. Avoidance. Thoughts I'll never get everything done. Rather than letting...

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“Entrance” ©Tom Hlas 2013. All rights reserved.
 Mixed Media on Paper, 7" x 5" It's not easy to explain but you know that feeling of sitting around with comfortable people, whether frien...

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“Neighbors” ©Tom Hlas 2013. All rights reserved. Mixed Media on Wood Panel, 18" x 18" I'm sure we've all at one time or another fallen short of our intentions. We meant well but just didn'...

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“Edges” ©Tom Hlas 2013. All rights reserved.
 Mixed Media on Canvas, 36" x 18" I recently read an inspirational quote posted on Facebook that talked about how amazing it is to watch a pe...

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“Comfort” ©Tom Hlas 2013. All rights reserved.
 Mixed Media on Paper, 7" x 5" I've written about color in my blog before but I guess as an artist I think about color a lot. When I look...

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“For the Love of Red” ©Tom Hlas 2013. All rights reserved.
Mixed Media on Paper, 7" x 5" It's interesting to me to note that many if not most artists view painting a solitary practice. ...

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“Integrity” ©Tom Hlas 2013. All rights reserved.
 Mixed Media on Paper, 7″ x 5″ Moving to the country (Norfolk, Connecticut) has definitely had an impact on my work.  As I look ba...

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“Honesty” ©Tom Hlas 2013. All rights reserved.
 Mixed Media on Paper, 7″ x 5″ Think of your favorite color. How does your favorite color make you feel?  What thoughts come to min...

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