I make stuff. I can be a smart-ass. I’m a really nice guy.
Looking for something a little more heady!? I am an intuitive artist whose truth is found in the process of “creation.” My work is best described as creative bursts driven by the moment of their conception. They are many and constant, inspired by the simple to the complex. Sometimes they stick around, often they fade to next. But there is a thread in all of my work. I don’t just make stuff, I have to make stuff. It is something I can’t describe, something I didn’t choose and something I can’t ignore. Also, I’m a pretty good cook…
T.S. McFadden was born in a small town in Ohio and raised in the country. He is based in New York.
He has sculpted and painted since he was a child and is self-taught but for a handful of private lessons. He studied in the fine arts, graduated from Kent State University and has spent time in Europe studying other artists.
Energy, emotion and circumstance direct him. He uses layers of color to examine, define and mask an inner world. Organic and graphic elements invade the space, push the calm and subdue the conflict.
He considers his creativity intrinsic and his pronouncement of it solely environmental. He is a painter and a sculptor, a published author, a writer of poetry and music, a furniture designer and whatever else the moment he is living in requires him to be.
His artwork is owned by private collectors throughout the United States, Europe, South America and United Arab Emirates. His work also can be found in fine art galleries.
Currently, McFadden is working on his Digital for NFT series and pieces are available on a limited basis.
Inspiration as a concept is so broad. Drilling down, mine comes from my ability to think and feel freely. I owe that to the love of my life, A.J., and my incredible family.
Art and artist are also broad concepts. I have been told by more than a few folks that I should keep my painting, sculpting, design and writing separate, on separate sites, so as not to confuse with myriad unrelated projects. But, if you are to understand me as an artist, shouldn’t you be as confused as I am? Shouldn’t you be seeing my vision as I do, as it unfolds? That’s my reality, come on it!
Here you will find a few creative branches of my brain. They are what make me “the artist,” all of them. The images here represent just some of my work. Some pieces are still available, some are not. To date, I have created thousands of works. They mostly consist of small collections from each phase of my intuitive journey.
Sometimes we must go away to come home… In 2009, when my father unexpectedly passed away, I left the studio for a period of time to manage things. In particular, my sadness. He was tough on me, never understanding how I lived and who I loved. I had hoped one day, over time, he’d get it and then we’d find a new reality together. Instead, I was left to look for flowers in a field of dirt and stones. Shortly after his death, our favorite creature on the planet, our rescue dog, Seven, was diagnosed with bladder cancer. I spent the rest of the year fighting to keep him alive. When he decided he was ready to go and we set him free, it broke me. He was present in my studio for almost every single piece of work I created over the course of many years. I couldn’t go in there after he died and I stopped painting for years. If that doesn’t give an idea of how my brain works, nothing will.
The handsome guy in the photo above is our second rescue, and my trusted assistant, Jasper. He puts his nose into every single thing I am working on, sure that it’s an essential component of my process. He’s correct! He also keeps my feet warm when I’m writing. Writing is another creative outlet – short stories, poetry and SciFi/Fantasy. My SciFi/Fantasy, Bledsoe Neverri, All Things Beneath the Stars, is in round two with my editor. It’s the first in a five-book series.
I’ve also been putting energy into my 20+-year-old children’s book and a terrific project I created with a wonderful teacher. It’s called Imagine The World Project. You can check it out here. www.imaginetheworldproject.com
