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All Artwork that is labeled with a price is available for purchase. Prints and reproductions are always available for purchase.

EARLY WORKS    collection — EARLY WORKS collection

ABOUT TOM

RAISED AND RESIDING IN BUCKS COUNTY

Tom Furey is an award winning, Bucks County Fine Artist, creating Traditional American Oil Paintings. He has been expressing his Artistic Ideas for over fifty years. His subjects range from Bucks County Landscapes, Still Life, Animals, Seascapes, Fantasy, Florals and Heavy Industrial. In addition to a career in the Fine Arts, Mr. Furey also worked as a Professional Jewelry Designer in Bucks County and Philadelphia.

Tom was educated at Bucks County Community College and the Maryland Institute of Art (MICA). After completing college, he returned to Bristol, Pa. and established an Artists' Community and Cooperative named the "Mill Street Studio". The Co-op served as a working studio for many local artists and was functional for over twenty years.

Today, Tom continues to create paintings for private collectors in addition to doing commissions. His private collections are held by clients in Canada, England, Ireland, Germany and the United States. Tom has participated and been a member of several Bucks County Artists' Organizations. Mr. Furey also enjoys giving back to many local and international community service organizations.

Artist Statement: Thomas FUREY

Painting Consciousness

The relationship between art and consciousness is profound and multifaceted. Art can serve as a window into the inner workings of the mind, revealing the complexities of human thought, emotion, and perception. A thought begins in the mind, moves through the artist’s heart, and is finally expressed through the hand—completing the journey into form. While there are many intricate reasons I chose this path, the simplest truth is that painting brings me deep personal, physical, and psychological satisfaction. Through my work, I share the happiness that painting gives me with the world.

Style, technique, and subject matter are intimate choices each artist makes. Equally personal is our reason for creating. Some paint to build a recognizable brand or capitalize on popular themes. That is not my way. I do not consider commercial value when I paint—doing so would dilute my ability to create, experiment, and grow. I thrive on challenge, embracing subjects that offer learning and discovery.

My art expresses the situations I experience day to day. I’ve worn many creative hats—as a Master Jeweler, Technical Illustrator, Instructional Designer, and Oil Painter—all of which sharpened my awareness of visual details around me. I’ve trained myself to see life as an artist, and oil painting is at the heart of my life’s quest. It is how I convey my thoughts, hopes, and dreams.

I carry over a billion images in my mind, waiting to be painted. I don’t repeat subjects for the sake of familiarity or sales. Instead, I paint daily with the goal of offering viewers a new lens through which to see the world—whether that evokes a memory, stirs emotion, or simply sparks a smile. Life moves fast, and so much goes unnoticed. I collect moments—mentally and photographically—that call to me. Sometimes the most meaningful pieces come from something someone else has shown me.

TOM'S ARTWORK

PAINTING A DAY

PAST EXHIBITIONS

“People discuss my art and pretend to understand as if it were necessary to understand, when it’s simply necessary to love.”

— Claude Monet

MEMBER

PAST and present MEMBER OF

EXHIBITIONS

CURRENTLY EXHIBITING AT

Countryside Gallery & Custom Frame Design
2 S State St, Newtown, PA 18940-1953
(215) 968-2246
countrysideframes.com

Patricia Hutton Galleries
47 W State St, Doylestown, PA 18901
(215) 348-1728
www.patriciahuttongalleries.com

PRESS

Tom Furey is listed with the Michener Art Museum as an established Bucks County Artist. He also has had several one man shows throughout Bucks County and Philadelphia. Tom is a prolific painter painting every day.