3 February 1931 – 27 March 2009
Born in Manchester, Tom trained at the Slade School and spent two years travelling and painting in Italy and France. On his return he worked for the Arts Council in Wales, later becoming Senior Lecturer in Fine Art at Reading University during an important period of its development. In 1976 he moved to Cornwall as principal of the prestigious Falmouth School of Art.
Tom exhibited widely in Cornwall, Wales, London, Australia, the Middle East and the United States.
Tom’s books Painting the Warmth of the Sun, The Shining Sands and Catching the Wave are standard works on the history of the Newlyn and St Ives Schools. His last book, HELFORD – A River and Some Landscapes, is a beautifully illustrated account of his time spent living on and painting the Helford River.
