
THOMAS C. ADKINS

![]() Mountain Reflections9 x 12 Oil |
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![]() Valley Farm11 x 14 Oil |
![]() Indian Summer16 x 20 Oil |
“My paintings spring from a lifelong fascination with the outdoors. This fascination, present even in my earliest memories, has greatly influenced my personal, academic and professional pursuits, and most significantly, my artwork.”
![]() Late Fall Greensboro FarmOil |
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![]() Mountain Reflections9 x 12 Oil |
![]() Valley Farm11 x 14 Oil |
![]() Indian Summer16 x 20 Oil |
Thomas Adkins is a Southbury, Connecticut and Maine resident and a graduate of Paier College of Art of New Haven. Also completing graduate classes at the School of Visual Arts of New York. He has worked as art director and creative director for some of Connecticut’s and New York’s most prestigious advertising agencies. Adkins designs and illustrations, have been used by Black & Decker, Kraft Foods, GE, IBM, Minolta, Nestlé Waters North America, Wendy’s and other major corporations.
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His work has been exhibited throughout the US and is a member of many prestigious artist organizations such as Salmagundi Art Club in New York, Oil Painters of America, and Connecticut Plein Air Painters Society among others.
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Thomas Adkins is a seasoned veteran of plein air painting. Most works begin with on location studies 16 x 20 or smaller. Adkins then composes larger works in his studio compiling sketches, additional studies and from memory. His most recent works have been in Northwestern Connecticut area along with views of the Mid Coast of Maine, Vermont and New England.
Thomas Adkins is a Southbury, Connecticut and Maine resident and a graduate of Paier College of Art of New Haven. Also completing graduate classes at the School of Visual Arts of New York. He has worked as art director and creative director for some of Connecticut’s and New York’s most prestigious advertising agencies. Adkins designs and illustrations, have been used by Black & Decker, Kraft Foods, GE, IBM, Minolta, Nestlé Waters North America, Wendy’s and other major corporations.
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His work has been exhibited throughout the US and is a member of many prestigious artist organizations such as Salmagundi Art Club in New York, Oil Painters of America, and Connecticut Plein Air Painters Society among others.
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Thomas Adkins is a seasoned veteran of plein air painting. Most works begin with on location studies 16 x 20 or smaller. Adkins then composes larger works in his studio compiling sketches, additional studies and from memory. His most recent works have been in Northwestern Connecticut area along with views of the Mid Coast of Maine, Vermont and New England.