Tom Hughes - Artist Of The Week

This week, let's take a look at Tom Hughes. Tom lives and works out of his studio in Bristol in the UK. He spends his time painting both in the studio and en plein air.  En plein air painting or painting outdoors was pioneered by impressionist painters like Claude Monet and Camile Pissarro.

​By the way - Pissarro was born in and lived on St Thomas until he was sent off to school in Paris at the age of 12.  He returned to St Thomas when he was 17 until he was 21. 

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I came across Tom when he started his Vlog on YouTube, where he travels around from place to place and records his "Thoughts on Painting" while he completes several plein air paintings. 

Whether he comes to you from a beautiful seaside setting like Cornwall or Lime Regis or paints cityscapes from Bristol or London, his videos always contain some thought-provoking conversation on the subject of painting. 

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​I have always wanted to do some plein air painting. It looks to be so much fun. Sure there are things like the weather to deal with, but nobody ever promised you a rose garden. 

I like the way Tom paints his landscapes and cityscapes, and I hope you enjoy him as much as I do. 

You can find him on the internet at:

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Instagram
Twitter 
YouTube 
His Website

Now, after this little dose of inspiration - go out and make some ART!