Art Chowder November | December 2016, Issue 6 | Page 31

ARTIST John F. Thamm Do you have a personal favorite piece, from the work that you have created? The Sower and the Spin Doctor. I took the figure from a painting by Jean-François Millet called The Sower who was casting out seeds of regeneration. My Sower is casting out political and religious symbols that create hatred and war that are disseminated by the media. I painted myself into the painting as media from covering the Branch Davidian Trial. Do you have a favorite location to exhibit your artwork? The Sower and the Spin Doctor In 2000 I purchased a turn of the century building on Main Street in Bisbee, Arizona. It gives me a studio living area above and a gallery below. I am able to produce paintings in the evening and show them fresh in the gallery within a few days. Bisbee has a large tourist population in the winter so I show to a variety of art lovers from all over the US and Europe. I enjoy talking with the gallery visitors and sharing my work. Where can our readers see your artwork in person or find out more about you? You can also find out more by visiting my website: www.jfthammstudios.com or by contacting me directly through email: [email protected] HATCH GALLERY 9612 E Sprague Avenue Spokane Valley, WA 99206 J. F. Thamm Studios 40 Main Street Bisbee, Arizona 85603 J. F. Thamm Studios November|December 2016 31