Zachary Thornton, Streetlight 4, oil on canvas, 51 x 102 cm
I continue to find visual inspiration in the night: the eerie lighting, the silent trees and glowing houses, the looming darkness and quietly ominous solitude. The figures who appear in this ambiguous atmosphere embody a separate and private realm of internal conflict, a world within a world; revealing just enough of themselves to arouse curiosity, leaving the viewer to pursue their identity, situation, and purpose.
My technique is influenced by traditional painting, as well as by photography and film, the latter especially in its composition and drama.
2009
Los Angeles Art Show, Los Angeles, CA
2008
First Gallery, Women’s Life, Rome, Italy
2008
YARGER | STRAUSS Downtown Annex, Corpus Maximus, Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Art Show, Los Angeles, CA
2007
Bridge Art Fair, Miami, FL
Robert Lange Gallery, Charleston, SC
2007
The Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD
Towson Arts Collective, Suburbia Redefined, Towson, MD
2006
Maryland Art Place, Critics Residency Juried Exhibition, Baltimore, MD
Gallery Francois, Annual Group Exhibition, Greenspring, MD
2005
Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Art Noir, Annapolis, MD
Post Logic, New York, NY
Maryland Art Place, Invitational Benefit Auction, Baltimore, MD
Current Gallery, Black and White Meet Color, Baltimore, MD
One World, Baltimore, MD
2004
Frameworks, Santa Barbara, CA
Artscape, Baltimore, MD
2003
Waldorf School, Baltimore, Maryland
MFA Circle Gallery, Jurors Choice, Annapolis, MD
Angelfall Studios, Narrative Paintings, Baltimore, MD
2002
Sassafras Gallery, Baltimore, MD