watercolor on paper, 40”x60” by Thomas Broadbent

signed on reverse by the artist. framing options available upon request.

This work on paper by New York artist, Thomas Broadbent depicts a flock of seagulls nested on a blue mid-century modern sofa. The birds in this painting all perch and stand, looking left as if out to sea, or as if they are attracted by something off the edge of painting's edge. A pile of sand mixed with dry seagrass and sticks, lays just beneath the couch. Barnacles have started to form along the edge of the couch.

Based in naturalist observation, this painting creates a realistic scenario with a surrealist view of nature intermingling with elements of man.

Thomas Broadbent has shown extensively throughout the U.S. as well as internationally. Broadbent’s work won the Pulse Prize for best solo booth at Pulse Art Fair. His work was subsequently featured in “Mission to Space” at the Children’s Art Museum in Manhattan. His work is in the permanent collection of the National Museum of Wildlife Art. Broadbent’s numerous solo exhibitions include the Visual Art’s Center of New Jersey, Croxhapox Gallery (Gent, Belgium) Voorkamer Gallery (Lier, Belgium) Inspace gallery (Beijing, China) and the Newark Arts Council. Broadbent’s work has been reviewed in The New York Times, The New Jersey Star-Ledger, NY Arts, The Brooklyn Rail and numerous other publications.