The art of Florence Thomas

Florence Thomas, a native of the Grassy Creek community of Ashe County, North Carolina, has been painting most of her life.

She began her career in 1930 at the Moore Institute of Art, Science and Industry in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and, now in her nineties, continues to paint the landscapes, still lifes, rural scenes, and farm animals that have brought her renown.

This book combines a biography of Thomas with reproductions of approximately 125 of her paintings.

Many are accompanied by remarks from the author on her intentions and technique.

Information on the artist's training and artistic development, her sense of composition and especially color, and life on her 400-acre farm on the North Carolina-Virginia state line is also included.