Seeing Charlottesville

Painter Edward Thomas captured local scenes in lively detail


Painter Edward Thomas was an architect, historian, and prolific artist who, with his folding easel, was a familiar site in Charlottesville. His artist statement attributes his style to minimal thought during the process: “Thinking gets in the way and leads to artifice; painting what you think is there rather than what is there.” Photo: Will Kerner

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