Episode #3 - Thomas Darnell - A fine artist and purveyor of exquisite beauty, this American ex-pat lives a coveted life in the South of France

Through the pleasure of speaking with and corresponding with Thomas Darnell, he imparted much of what inspires him, but what was most fascinating were the clues his wife, Nicole, sent when she gave us some images to accompany this interview. A view from their living room window in the South of France, a picture of the two of them moving a magnificent seascape he had completed, and a picture of Thomas in a hammock with his dog. These were very personal photographs, in a way, and not the typical insight that we expected, but they truly did round out the picture of what inspires this astonishing artist. He finds beauty everywhere and relays it to us through his paintings. Open and warm, he discussed how profoundly his first wife shaped his direction, encouraging him to follow through with his dream of becoming a fine artist after her too-early death. Sharing that as frankly as he does, along with the happy references to his second wife and children, shows a man who honestly appreciates his life. And this is revealed in his crazy-beautiful work. He takes small and simple beauty and blows it up to give us all an intimate appreciation of that object. We see more because of Darnell's work. We see what he sees and it is so incredibly beautiful. It is a gift from a great talent who has found all his inspiration from his home, family, and garden, his never-forgotten past and his full embrace of the present. Visit to see an article about Thomas with the images he and Nicole sent of his latest masterpiece, its direct inception, and the supporting joys that continue to fuel his life-affirming work. Also included is a YouTube video that he created to reveal more of what motivates his long hours in the studio. To hear Thomas' podcast interview on Design Pods (The Global Design Posts' podcast series), click and listen while you browse the images.

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Episode #3 - Thomas Darnell - A fine artist and purveyor of exquisite beauty, this American ex-pat lives a coveted life in the South of France is an episode from Design Pods: Great Design should be seen AND heard!.

This episode is 27:53 long.

This episode was published on Feb 26, 2017.

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