Date recorded: Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Medium: Oils, acrylics, pastels, watercolor, gouache (Tom will be working in oils)
Grab your paints and join Tom Balderas for this fun still life paint-a-long! Discover a fresh approach to seeing color while you follow along with Tom and see how he focuses on color relationships. A photo of Tom’s still life set-up will be available ahead of time. Balderas will paint in oils, but all mediums are welcome.
Growing up in Torrance, California, Tom Balderas lived only a few miles from the ocean, which has made nature, along with his family, the main inspiration of his paintings. Balderas attended Loyola Marymount University, where he studied film production and art. After graduating, he worked several years for NBC Productions and helped make many made-for-television movies. He then began studying under the tutelage of his photographer father, as well as Joseph Mendez, master painter and teacher. Balderas considers the time spent studying with Mendez to be the cornerstone of his growth as a painter. tombalderas.com