POSTER ARTIST
L ight, Color, Mood
Poster artist Tom Sadler’s work is inspired by Florida’s natural beauty.
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ince moving to Orlando in 1983, Huntsville, Alabama, native Tom Sadler has dedicated his artistic efforts toward capturing the light, color and mood of distinctive local landscapes. The intense light — combined with natural beauty of the many lakes, rivers and parks of the area — provides a never-ending source of inspiration, he says. Sadler’s paintings come to life as a celebration of the beauty found in nature — sometimes exuberant, other times more subtle. With a BFA from Auburn University, Sadler’s art education also includes the study of oil painting with instructor Jack Dempsey at the University of Alabama Huntsville. He later attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City.
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Since then, he has studied the work of a variety of artists who have, in one way or another, influenced his work. Sadler rarely isn’t painting and believes that “the door is just an opening to the world” that reveals potential subjects for his brush. Sadler works in oils because of their inherent versatility and permanence. He uses consistencies of paint that range from very transparent to very opaque, depending upon the subject, the setting and the season. He is especially drawn to scenes containing water. A senior faculty member at Crealdé School of Art, Sadler also does portrait commissions. His portrait of John McKay, president of the Florida Senate in 2001 and 2002, hangs in Tallahassee. To see more of Sadler’s work, visit tomsadler.com. n
