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Welcome to the Official Website of Tabora Gallery
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Tom Thordarson's work takes your imagination on a journey unlike any other. His life as an artist began when he was old enough to hold a pencil. With his mother being an artist, she would hand him a piece of typing paper and a pencil to keep him out of mischief. In his own words He describes his life there after; "Creating my own entertainment and building my own toys was an activity I was highly encouraged to do as a kid. I learned to believe in the real magic of my imagination and that if I could draw something with enough believability...then I could certainly build it!
"My entire childhood was full of creating and drawing and adventure. I loved building tree houses and forts from scrap wood and things I could find. The experiences that would lead me to what I paint today were inspired by my family's vacations every summer to Hawaii beginning at age 6. I also have two sets of cousins on the Big Island who encouraged me to
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become a certified diver when I lived with them for many summers. So, between those two sources, Hawaii was my second home. I love the sea. I spent endless hours on Maui and Hawaii combing the beahes and climbing trees in the nearby jungles pretending I was a pirate or some ingenus castaway living off the land in some high seas adventure."
Thordarson has had varied experience in the creative arts. Paying for college as an actor, Tom appeared in numerous television commercials and walk on parts on local soap operas including the part of "Jerry" on the Young and the Restless. Pursuing his formal education in art, he attended the Pasadena Art Center College of Design where he graduated with honors and a BA in Illustartion.
Before he had fully graduated, Tom was immediately discovered by the entertainment theme part Industry. His imagination and talents have led him to draw and paint concepts for new rides and attractions with many major entertainment comapanies. With strong skills in both leadership and his art, Tom served as the Director of Attraction Development at MCA Universal Studios, Hollywood and then as a full fledged Disney Imagineer with his role as a Director/Sr. Concept Designer. Among his many assignments was the task of designing one of the main "E-ticket" rides for the new Tokyo Disney Sea theme park in Japan called, Journey to the Center of the Earth, a top rated thrill ride currently in operation.
Presently, Thordarson has left the Entertainment design world except as an independent consultant. His focus now is to return to those early inspiratins of Hawaii and the adventures that shaped his art and imagination. He relates his dream as follows, "I am painting the fantasies and stories now that I imagined all these years sitting on the beaches, diving in the sea or exploring the lush island jungles. You'll notice I don't put people in my pictures because I want the viewer to insert that themselves. I want them to imagine who lives in these exotic places and ponder their motivations and personas. Maybe they see themselves living in the painting...or someone they know. I am hoping that everyone finds these enchanted dwellings I am painting now as much fun to look at, as they are to paint. Please feel free to step into them...I will see you on the Lanai."
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