The Vault

Welcome to my vault, a space where artists often conceal their past as they evolve in their current style. Revealing older works can be risky, acknowledging that one wasn't always at their best, and their style may have undergone significant changes. However, being a self-taught painter, my journey has been both enjoyable and rewarding.

During my childhood, I found fascination in the works of the old masters, spending countless hours immersed in their paintings through books, learning and drawing inspiration from them. While my admiration for them might not be as evident now, you can witness the evolution. This vault offers a glimpse into my artistic history and roots, providing an opportunity to appreciate my earlier works. Despite many of these paintings being long gone, some still hold a special place in my collection, each carrying significance from the moments they were created. They serve as markers of my artistic progression, defining pivotal steps forward.

The paintings are arranged in a somewhat chronological order, showcasing the journey from the newest to the oldest.

2000 to 2015

Manifest my future. Manifesting my dream home. Manifesting my dream life. Inspirational art.

Manifesting Home 1

I created these Imaginary landscapes to help manifest my home and where I wanted it. It took a while, but it worked!

Manifesting Home 2

The second manifesting painting.

Conures. Conure paintings. Tropical art tropical birds. Tom Applegate art.

The Two Guys

A very tropical feeling piece of art, right down to the frame I made. I can feel the tropics when I do paintings like these. It feels good.

Abstract fish painting. Beautiful fish paintings. Tom Applegate art

Das Feesh

Das Feesh is a fish of his own kind in his own world. I know he is a boy. That is about it.

Abstract art. abstract paintings. Experimental art. Tom Applegate artist.

Moonrise on the Pond Art

This painting previewed in The Pond experimental film of my making. Check it out.

Cambria California. Landscape painting of golden hills. Tom Applegate art.

Cambria Hills

This hill is east of Cambria California. My old stomping grounds.

French Field

Painted on location in my studio from a photo I took on location in France.

Indigenous people. New Papa people. Tom Applegate art.

The Sophisticated Savage

A savage with class. Who wouldn't want to invite him for dinner and the theatre.

1985 to 2000

oil paintings of woman. A woman making a wreath for the holidays. Tom Applegate art

Wreath Woman

Wreath woman was my first attempt to paint a good portrait while washing out the background. I still have this painting in my collection.

portrait painting. Woman in Idaho mountains Tom Applegate art. Sandra J Schultz art.

Sandy

This is a portrait of Sandra J. Schultz on top of Laclede rocks in North Idaho with the Priest River behind. Probably 1987. My first attempt at a real portrait. I still have this painting.

The Bugaboo mountains in Canada. Mountain painting. Beautiful mountain landscape. Bugaboo climbing. Tom Applegate art.

Bugaboos

This painting is from a photo I took on one of my climbing trips to the Bugaboo mountains in Canada. Snow Patch Spire is on the left with the Houser Towers behind. I made many ascents of Snow Patch Spire but never made it back to the Houser Towers. My mistake.

Snow Patch Spire

This is Snow Patch Spire in the Bugaboo mountains in Canada. I took the photo for this painting on one of my climbing trips there. I climbed it several times by different routes.

Blackfoot Camp

I think I did this painting from an old photo I found on a post card.

Woman in a vineyard painting. Old master paintings. Tom Applegate Art.

Sandy on the Hill

One of my early paintings that came from teaching myself to paint. Also I think my first painting to manifest my future. It is completely imaginary. It came from no where but my mind. I still have this painting hanging in my studio. It was one of those steps foreword.

Diego Velazquez painting the buffoon. Old master portraits. Tom Applegate art.

The Little Man

The little Man, sometimes called the angry little man was one of my quickest and most spontaneous paintings. He was a dwarf painted by the painter Valazquez in the mid 1600's. The title of the painting was "The Buffon Sebastian de Morra". You can see why he would be angry.

Spanish art. Woman sewing. old master paintings. Tom Applegate Art

B___ Woman

Another step along the way, an old master copy. I think it was from a detail of a Spanish painter.

1965 to 1985

Borrego Desert

My friends and I spent a lot of time roaming the Borrego desert at this point in my life.

Magic Window (or something like that)

Creating imaginary worlds at an early age. Maybe 14 years old. I was learning by studying old master paintings.

Title Forgotten

The way my mind worked back then. Another thing straight out of my head. I have always loved the desert and it comes through.

Title Forgotten

This is a painting I did when I was 13 or 14 years old. It is hard to imagine a long haired surfer painting something like this but it shows my origins trying to learn from the old masters.

Title Forgotten

A really early painting. I think I did it from a photo in a magazine. Between 9 and 11 years of age I think