Residual Self – Page 9 – Variations On A Theme

Variations on a Theme is a site dedicated to the exploration and study of my creative endeavors.
My work draws its influences from many things– the sanctum of nature and natural forms, the unconscious, mathematical and geometric patterns, cosmology, and eastern religious images. I try to incorporate these ideas into intricate patterns and iconic folk symbolism– using complex pointillism, repetition, and detailed line-work– with the hopes of creating a vernacular that is both meditative and pure in form.

Rorschach Studies

Getting Going Again

Absence Of Light

September 30, 2010

In Progress Stage II Part C. Thomas Hooper 2010. Ink on Paper 22×30.

September 3, 2010

Flight with a Dying Sun.

August 10, 2010

Ink and Acrylic on Paper, 40×60 inches.

Thomas Hooper 2010.

Raven Studies…….

Some in progress work centering around Ravens.

Metanoia #7

34×42 inches, ink, acrylic, iron, and varnish on paper on wood. Thomas Hooper 2010.

Metanoia Details

July 13, 2010July 13, 2010

Here are some details from my work for the Metanoia show opening this Thursday.

The paintings all originate from the same inspiration – the nature of eclipses. The symbolism of this celestial event directly influences my work and I’m motivated by its reference to the human races ignorance eclipsing the beauty of nature as it gets wiped out.

Decalcomania Test Screen Print #1 (for Metanoia)

For a possible edition of 23 that each will have some abstract geometric objects painted on top…………..

Decalcomania Mandala Study 2

Digitally repeated and layered segments from abstract decalcomania paintings. Thomas Hooper 2010.