Tom Caley

Tom works in a wide variety of media, and although his greater strength may be drawing he works most often with oil or watercolour. His paintings are mainly figurative, and worked exclusively from life.

The visual world is a great inspiration, but equally, the intricacies of the human perceptual system are a source of intrigue to Tom, since—when we study it—we find we are often deceived by the assumptions our brain makes in the interests of quick recognition of the familiar in our surroundings.

This year Tom presents two themes. One is faces: not conventional portraits, since the viewer sees only the physiognomy, without the material trappings usual in this genre. The viewer must make their own relationship with the person depicted.

The other theme has been landscape, mostly urban. The absence of figures reflects Tom’s own apprehensiveness in situations where the mood may be subject to sudden change, or threat.

A selection of Tom’s artwork can be found on Instagram: @dimestoreprofligate

Venue 28+

OPEN Ealing, Unit 14 School Lane, Dickens Yard, W5 2TD

Exhibiting times

Saturday 9th Sept — 11am to 6pm
Sunday 10th Sept — 11am to 6pm
Saturday 16th Sept — 11am to 6pm
Sunday 17th Sept — 11am to 6pm

Credit/Debit cards accepted
Wheelchair access

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