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Small Business Profile Thomas McKnight -
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Venetian Evening 19" x 21.5" image size, Giclee on canvas or paper, edition size 250: 150 on canvas, 100 on paper. Retail $1350 canvas, $950 paper |
as bold and sturdy as his heartland roots. His craft has been refined by years of study here and abroad, tempered by eight years working at Time Magazine, two years serving in the Army and 30 years being one of the most prestigious painters to come on the fine art scene in generations.
Thomas McKnight’s paintings can be found in permanent collections in the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art as well as in the Smithsonian Institution. And the three Christmas cards commissioned by Bill and Hilary Clinton will go on display at the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, Arkansas.
His more than 250 one-man shows over the years have made him a household name and today when seekers of fine art look for his work they ask for a “McKnight.” His themes of tropical paradises and mythological fantasies, in strikingly bold colors and fanciful style, can be found virtually anywhere where fine art is part of a person’s décor.
In fact, virtual is the keyword today, as Thomas McKnight brings his work to the virtual world of the Internet at thomasmcknight.com, and through Polia Press, which will publish McKnight's new giclees and serigraphs - his first new prints for years.
It will also publish for the first time in 10 years a new book on McKnight's work to be released this fall. In fact, the Internet contains a cornucopia of Thomas McKnight works, and since the artist has devoted a good deal of his efforts to producing wonderful serigraphs and giclees, even modest collectors can embolden their workplaces and living spaces with a “McKnight.”
This brings us back to the holidays and rewarding good customers and employees with something genuinely special for their efforts. Oh sure, pewter paperweights of a stealth fighter can be nice and who doesn’t shake those snow domes when the boss isn’t looking?
But if you want to stand out this year as someone with creative taste and sincerity in your gift-giving, think about Thomas McKnight’s colorful windows on tropical wonderlands or mythological moments.
It was not too many years ago when even thinking about fine art as an executive gift or personal purchase would have been something that only the very rich and powerful could afford. But Thomas McKnight some 20 years ago determined that for him to truly share his vision of the world with as many people as possible he would use his talents and skills to take his visions and transfer them into forms that ordinary people could afford and enjoy. And with the development of high-quality technical printing – giclees - even more quality fine art could be shared. Think about sharing this artist’s wonderful art with your favorite clients and employees this year.
For those who need validation that Thomas McKnight is all we believe he is, noted New York Times critic Gene Thornton said, McKnight's work presents "visions of earthly happiness that are almost celestial. It is the vision of earthly paradise that exists in the here and now.”
Now, who wouldn’t want to see something like that hanging over your sales and marketing strategies and payables?
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Central Park Rendezvous 25" x 30" image size, Giclee on canvas or paper, edition size 250: 150 on canvas, 100 on paper. Retail $1950 canvas, $1450 paper |
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Gramercy Park 26" x 30" image size, Giclee on canvas or paper, edition size 250: 150 on canvas, 100 on paper. Retail $1950 canvas, $1450 paper
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Bahamas Afternoon 19" x 21.5" image size, Giclee on canvas or paper, edition size 250: 150 on canvas, 100 on paper. Retail $1350 canvas, $950 paper.
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John McAlister has four decades of experience in newsrooms as a reporter and editor. His consulting efforts have included developing crisis management solutions for distressed clients as well as overseeing media programs and operations for seven Rose Bowl parades and games. John now works from his home office in Big Bear, Calif., where he is active locally in orchestrating various elements of the area’s annual MS Walk and summer festival.
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