Biography

Tom Nachreiner - American Artist

Tom Nachreriner - Biography - 2012

Driven by a passion for excellence, Tom spent his earlier years as a nationally known figurative illustrator. More recent years has afforded him the privilege of a fine art rebirth, painting

from his heart "en plein air" and conducting year round workshops. Among many other recognitions, Tom has been juried into AMERICAN WATERCOLOR SOCIETY SHOW in New York, juried into THE SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS in New York three times, and was featured in "ARTISTS MAGAZINE" three times. He won "BEST OF SHOW" at the 2006 and 2011 Cedarburg Plein Air Painting Competition,  along with numerous other awards in more recent years at the Cedarburg Competitions. He won "BEST OF SHOW" at Milwaukee's Plein Air Event in 2008, and "FIRST PLACE" at 2008 Door County Peninsula Plein Air Festival, and "SECOND PLACE" at the same event in 2009. He was accepted into OIL PAINTERS OF AMERICA National Show in Santa Fe in 2009 & OPA's 2010 EASTERN REGIONAL SHOW in Wilmington NC. In 2010 He was published in "BEST OIL PAINTERS OF AMERICA". In 2011 Tom won 3rd place at the Peninsula Plein Air Festival. Tom was accepted into the OPA National Exhibition in Evergreen Colorado in 2012. This July will be Tom's sixth year at the "sixth invitational" DOOR COUNTY PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL of 37 artists  from the USA and Beyond. 

"I try to paint in an abstract way during most of my painting seeing only shapes. Only near the end do I think of the subject matter, reinforcing just enough detail to make the light, form and

mood convincing. I paint for the love of dynamic composition, the celebration of color, and the tactile feel of applying juicy wet paint to the canvas, at the same time having fun, enjoying the sounds and feelings of being outdoors, talking to others, doing what I love, and trying to learn as much as I can before the end or each day." 

Tom is represented by EDGEWOOD ORCHARD GALLERIES in Fish Creek WI, & Katie Gingrass Gallery, Milwaukee WI.