Accustomed to painting murals and motion-picture backdrops and fine art gallery masterworks, Gary Thomas is an extremely versatile and passionate master artist. His career spans almost 30 years covering countless projects in the Industry and every Disney theme park in the world. Yet, Gary has still found time to hone his painting style in his home-based Altadena studio. He also teaches fine art skills both domestically and abroad.

Starting with watercolor medium to loosen up his style, Gary eventually became fascinated with Plein Air oil painting and has incorporated it into his art rotation for the past 20 years. Many of his pieces reflect his love for the vivid colors and intense light of Southern California.

When asked to describe his feelings while creating one of his exquisite paintings, Gary says, "The emotional joy that I get when painting with gobs of color on canvas is hard to put down in words. I love the idea of painting fast enough to catch the moment the light hits the earth....constantly solving the problems that arise every second I touch my brush to the canvas. At times it is quite emotional.”

That emotion is exactly what each landscape and scene conveys to the admirer… Enjoy!