I live in the Berkshire Hills in Western Massachusetts along with my wife and two children. Our family homestead was started by my great, great grandparents Daniel and Polly Warner in 1835. Our children are the sixth generation to live at the Warner Homestead. The Warner Art Studio was build on the same location as our old family barn where my great, great, grandfather practiced his profession as a cooper. The old barn burned in the 1930’s and the new barn style studio was build using first hand knowledge of the original barn along with old photographs. Our Warner Art Studio is open to the public by appointment or by chance. People ask me how to describe my work. I would have to say that my painting style comes from those who most influential in my learning process. My grade school art teacher Mr. Bartholomew taught me to develop my own style and to express that style on paper. When I paint a picture I am telling a story. The story may be very hidden but every painting I have ever done is a story. Every Warner generation here there was a raconteur. I chose to put my stories in paintings . In my early learning I was fortunate to have been introduced to the late Norman Rockwell who lived just a town away in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. The last thing Mr. Rockwell said to me was “Tommy if your going to paint a picture tell a story otherwise don’t bother painting”. I learned a lot from Mr. Rockwell and his art storytelling ways. Then it was my turn to develop my style of painting. A way to express both my stories and painting. I hope one day my artwork will inspire other young artists.

Address: 5 Round Hill Rd., Great Barrington, MA 01230.
Telephone: 413 528 1447
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