LPAPA Signature Artist Member Thomas Jefferson Kitts of Portland, Oregon
LPAPA’s August 2018 featured Signature Artist Member of the Month.
Click for Thomas’ plein air tips, advice, adventures & artwork: LPAPA Plein Talk with Thomas Jefferson Kitts & Artwork Showcase.
Thomas is both inspired and exhilarated by the way light plays across the landscape and he has devoted most of his life to capturing it in oil. He prefers to work directly from life for its honesty and immediacy, incorporating many alla prima techniques developed by 19th century master painters such as Sargent, Sorolla, and Zorn.
Click here for Thomas’ full bio.
“When people view my efforts I want them to see a painting, not a photograph. I want them to experience a surface made alive with color, texture, and the movement of my hand, yet also feel tethered to the reality that gave birth to the work. Up close, I want my surfaces to explode. From a distance, I want them to optically reassemble into a whole. But most of all, I want my audience to appreciate why I prefer to paint from life – and thus discover our common sense of wonder.” — Thomas Jefferson Kitts
