265 Petite Riviere Road, Petite Riviere, Nova Scotia B4V 8W9
Tel/Fax: (902) 693-1544 Toll Free: 1-877-624-4513
E-mail: saltbox@eastlink.ca
Tom Alway was born in Massachusetts and grew up in rural New Hampshire, attending the University of New Hampshire and a summer session at Edinburgh University, before coming to Canada to attend graduate school at York University in Toronto. With a Masters of Arts degree in political science, he went on to start a career in theatre, as an actor (beginning with the Stratford Festival in Ontario), then as a stage manager. In 1985, he started working in film and television as a Set Decorator working in Toronto. In 1997 he moved to Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, and continued working in film and television out of Halifax. At the same time he co-founded The Maritime Painted Saltbox Heritage Furniture and Fine Art Gallery, designed and created 19th Century heritage reproduction furniture and exhibited both the furniture and fine art work in a restored 1840's historic cape. It made for a unique gallery experience.In 2005, Tom moved to Petite Riviere and opened the gallery in a barn facility. Living within the immediate vicinity of three beautiful beaches, provides inspiration for Tom's dramatic acrylic paintings. Self-taught, he paints realistically, enjoying the shaping and sculpting of objects in colour and the play of light and shade on them with a slight surrealistic bent. He paints to give a sense of what is in front of the canvas, drawing the viewer into the picture.Tom was a requested artist in the New Faces Art Exhibit held at the Art Sales and Rental Gallery in Halifax in February of 2001, and in Streetscapes in October of 2001. In March of 2002, he was asked to exhibit two new works for the Society's Corporate Reception. He continues to consign his work to the gallery and participated in the Annual Group Show, Radiance: Capturing Light in 2006, Reflections in 2007, and for the Group Shows in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011. In 2009, Tom was the Featured Artist at the Art Sales and Rental Gallery for July, his first solo show at this gallery. Tom's furniture and fine art work is on display at his own gallery, The Maritime Painted Saltbox, in Petite Riviere. His paintings hang in private and corporate collections in Canada, Australia, and the United States. Tom is a participant in The Guide to Craft & Art in Nova Scotia 2012 and a member of the Lunenburg Art Gallery.
He has published his art in a book called
Panes & Sills which available at Blurb. com
In 2012 Tom returns again to the Art Sales and Rental Gallery in Halifax as Featured Artist for the month of August. His show is called "Sea Debris"
A preview of this art exhibit will be available soon.
Tom Alway
The Maritime Painted Saltbox
265 Petite Riviere Road, Petite Riviere
Nova Scotia, Canada B4V 8W9
Phone/Fax: (902) 693-1544
Website: www.paintedsaltbox.com
E-mail: saltbox @eastlink.ca
Fine Art Paintings by
Tom Alway
©
The Maritime Painted Saltbox
All Rights Reserved 2012