Tom Schneider
Tom Schneider 

Figure Painting 4

 

"Religious Arrogance"

Oil on Canvas

10' X 6'

I've encountered a wide variety of folks over the years. People that have strong religious beliefs and a sense of righteousness.

 

 

"Melancholy #1"

Oil on Canvas

10' X 6'

There was a time when I felt deep sadness and couldn't find the cause or solution for my melancholy.

 

 

"Masked"

Oil on Canvas

10' X 6'

 

Sometimes, we hide behind a mask to conceal our vulnerabilities.

 

 

"Balancing Act "

Oil on Canvas

10' X 6'

 

Leading a balanced life involves equally distributing your energy among physical, mental, and emotional activities.

 

"Melancholy #2"

Oil on Canvas

10' X 6'

Still feeling melancholy, I created this second version on the concept of sadness.

 

"A Question of Geometry"

Oil on Canvas

10' X 6'

 

Essentially, the body can be visualized as a collection of interconnected  geometric shapes: the head as a sphere, the torso as a cylinder or cone, the limbs as tapered cylinders, the joints as spheres, and the shoulders and pelvis as triangles.

 

"Redemption"

Oil on Canvas

10' X 6'

 

Redemption in terms of atoning for guilt, faults, or mistakes. The eggs represent new beginnings, fertility, creation, transformation, unity, wholeness, and protection. 

 

 

"Past, Present, and Future"

Oil on Canvas

10' X 6'

 

Balancing the three dimensions of time.

 

"The Sun Bather"

Oil on Canvas

10' X 6'

 

Sometimes we have impractical ideas, like getting a golden sun tan in a dark room.

 

"Four Apples"

Oil on Canvas

8.5' X 5'

 

My goal was to employ perspective to pull the spectator into the depths of the piece while also creating a figurative image with a still life in the foreground.

 

"The Darkness of Greif"

Oil on Canvas

10' X 6'

 

Experiencing the loss of someone deeply impacts us and brings about intense grief.

 

"Lost Innocence"

Oil on Canvas

10' X 6'

 

At some point in your life you were innocent and pure as Snow White. But then we all grew up!

 

 

"The Androgyney"

Oil on Canvas

10' X 6'

 

Partly male and partly female in appearance; of indeterminate gender.
 

 

"Innocence of Youth"

Oil on Canvas and fabric

12' X 22'

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