Tom Palmore, Snowy Owl, 2023, oil and acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36 in.

Tom Palmore’s hyper-real renderings of animals in oil and acrylic on canvas offer a unique juxtaposition of technical literalism and surreal or magically real, imaginative context. Alongside his masterful technique also lies an honoring of the personalities of the animals in his portraits, humanizing them with dignity, and wit.