Thomas Broadbent

"Nesting Swan" Contemporary Surrealist, Large scale Watercolor painting

2021

In this large scale, framed watercolor, a white goose sits on a folding industrial metal chair, with a chickadee perched on the back of the chair. Piles of books with blue, red and ...

watercolor on paper, 39"x40" (artwork size) 43" x 43.75"x2" framed size This beautifully painted watercolor depicts a Canada goose standing atop a modernist chair with the natural c...

watercolor on paper, 39"x40" (artwork size) 43" x 43.75"x2" framed size This beautifully painted watercolor depicts a Canada goose standing atop a modernist chair with the natural c...

watercolor on paper, 51"x72" This large scale watercolor on paper depicts a crystal chandelier that appears to have crashed to the floor. Smal...

Beauty & Reflection [2019] Original Figurative Mixed media on paper Size: H:43.1 cm x W:30.5 cm x D:0.2cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look Beauty and Reflection was recreated from a photograph that I had taken myself, of a swan dispersing water from it’s plumage, to add a bit of drama I chose graphite graphic pencils and mixed media to create this work. David Truman...

A mother swan takes her babies for a ride on her floating stroller. Those who don't fit in the stroller dutifully follow their mom. I played the somber gray tones again the bright ...

This surreal landscape comes from the inner sanctum of artist Christina Haglid. Two paper orbs combine and reveal a portal to another dimension. The artist invites the viewer to take a closer look at nature, to question what is seen and to enter into a newly created world. Meticulous in her execution, Haglid uses watercolor as one might use a colored pencil. Layer upon layer of color is added to achieve this impressively detailed painting. The piece is matted and framed in a simple white frame measuring 20.25 x 16.75. Christina Haglid Nest, 2020 watercolor and gouache on paper 11h x 8w in 27.94h x 20.32w cm CMH051 Artist's Statement Tiny Sanctuaries There has always been an intersection between the process of writing and the act of painting in my work. It has somehow been my guide. In the last four years, during the making of this work, that connection intensified as I started writing short stories and flash fiction while taking online classes. I find the process of writing and painting so different in almost every way, but there is something freeing and generative in writing which helps my painting process. Or perhaps it's a reminder of what painting is for me - something intuitive that needs to be trusted. And what they do have in common is a desire to encapsulate and distill a single moment, a story, about the complexity of our emotions and experiences. At the heart of my work is the recurring depiction of perseverance, strength of will, and a subtle optimism. Symbolically through the objects, precarious situations depict a moment of possible difficulty, often involving the influence of nature. A paper crane left in the snow. A boat nearly filled to the brim, but not submerged and able to drain its own contents carefully. A slide alone at night...

This is one of my studio paintings. I love watercolor because it’s a very challenging medium. I used Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolors with world-class acid-free Arches 300gsm wa...